GRE Word List

PRIMOGENITURE

the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents

The meaning of the word primogeniture is the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.

Random words

WordMeaning
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
posthumousborn after the death of the father
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
satiatefilled to satiety
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
lucremonetary gain : profit
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate