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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |