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 |
|---|---|
| indite | make up |
| hallowed | holy |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| romp | one that romps |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |