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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| stringent | tight |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |