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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| representational | one that represents: such as |