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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WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
categoricalabsolute
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
shavingthe act of one that shaves
badinageplayful repartee : banter
soarto fly aloft or about
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach