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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| malediction | curse |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |