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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |