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 |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |