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 |
|---|---|
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| commune | talk over |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |