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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |