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 |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |