GRE Word List
TERTIARY
of third rank, importance, or value
The meaning of the word tertiary is of third rank, importance, or value.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| leery | suspicious |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| bauble | trinket |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |