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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| hubbub | noise |
| fleck | streak |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |