GRE Word List
EARTHLY
characteristic of or belonging to this earth
The meaning of the word earthly is characteristic of or belonging to this earth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |