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 |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |