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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| replicate | duplicate |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| potable | suitable for drinking |