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
hotheada hotheaded person
gerontologythe comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
garnishdecorate
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as