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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| colloquy | conversation |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |