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 |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| paltry | inferior |