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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| realm | kingdom |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |