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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| headlong | headfirst |