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
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
subsistencereal being : existence
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume