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 |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |