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 |
|---|---|
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |