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 |
|---|---|
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |