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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |