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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |