GRE Word List
TERRESTRIAL
of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
The meaning of the word terrestrial is of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| devious | wandering |