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 |
|---|---|
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| encumber | weigh down |