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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WordMeaning
nethersituated down or below : lower
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
environencircle