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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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response