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 |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |