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 |
|---|---|
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| slake | subside |