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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WordMeaning
venuelocale
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
chivalrousvaliant
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
appeasepacify
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
rankrelative standing or position