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 |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |