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 |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |