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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| residual | remainder |
| devious | wandering |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |