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 |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |