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 |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
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| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |