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 |
|---|---|
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |