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 |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |