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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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
indissolublenot dissoluble
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune