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 |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |