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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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
compulsivehaving power to compel
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature