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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |