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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WordMeaning
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
communalof or relating to one or more communes
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible