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 |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| contest | strive |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |