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 |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| drab | slattern |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |