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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |