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 |
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malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
grate | grating |
preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |