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 |
|---|---|
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |