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 |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| groom | bridegroom |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |