GRE Word List
TERTIARY
of third rank, importance, or value
The meaning of the word tertiary is of third rank, importance, or value.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| enduring | lasting |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| haggard | not tamed |