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
magnitudegreat size or extent
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage