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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didacticdesigned or intended to teach
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
categoricalabsolute
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form