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 |
|---|---|
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| repercussion | reflection |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| avow | to declare assuredly |