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 |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |