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
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
smudgeto make a smudge on
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
upshotthe final result : outcome
prosodythe study of versification