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 |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |