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 |
|---|---|
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |