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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WordMeaning
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
obesehaving excessive body fat
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order