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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morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
thralla state of servitude or submission
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness