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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| writ | something written : writing |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |