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 |
|---|---|
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| 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 |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| quorum | a select group |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |