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 |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |