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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |