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.

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WordMeaning
intersticea space that intervenes between things
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
shearto cut off the hair from
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
boorpeasant
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax