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 |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| environ | encircle |