GRE Word List

TERTIARY

of third rank, importance, or value

The meaning of the word tertiary is of third rank, importance, or value.

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WordMeaning
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
grategrating
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality