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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| hap | happening |
| contest | strive |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |