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 |
|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |