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 |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| crossbreed | hybridize |