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 |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| spare | not being used |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |