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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |