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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |