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 |
|---|---|
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |