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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| blackball | to vote against |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |