GRE Word List
TERTIARY
of third rank, importance, or value
The meaning of the word tertiary is of third rank, importance, or value.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |