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 |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |