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 |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |