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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| countenance | look |