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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denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass