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 |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |