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 |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |