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 |
|---|---|
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |