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
figmentsomething made up or contrived
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
inclementlacking mildness: such as
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
ensconceshelter
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form