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 |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |