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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |