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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |