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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| boor | peasant |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |