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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |