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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| duration | continuance in time |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |