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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |