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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WordMeaning
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
stenchstink
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument