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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| reverie | daydream |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |