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 |
|---|---|
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| delve | excavate |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| demented | mad |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |