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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| viable | capable of living |
| whimsy | whim |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |