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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |