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 |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |