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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| betray | to lead astray |
| ploy | escapade |