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 |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| cipher | zero |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| pummel | pound |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| engender | beget |
| refrain | curb |