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
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
discomposeto destroy the composure of
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
hypochondriachypochondriacal
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
unfrockdefrock
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs