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 |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| poise | balance |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| laud | praise |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |