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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| 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) |
| niggle | trifle |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| catechism | oral instruction |