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 |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| nourishment | food |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |