| A | B |
|---|
| apogee | highest point; apex; culmination; point when moon is farthest from earth |
| geocentric | considering earth as center of planetary system; referring to center of earth in measurement or observation |
| perigee | point in orbit when moon is nearest earth |
| inter | to bury |
| terra cotta | ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction |
| terrestrial | pertaining to earth and its inhabitants; referring to land (as distinct from water or air) |
| exhume | to disinter; to dig out of the ground or from a grave; to uncover; to bring to light |
| humus | rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter |
| mountebank | a swindler, charlatan, or trickster |
| paramount | foremost, primary, of chief importance |
| promontory | a headland; a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water |
| pastoral | referring to life in open country or to fields for farming or grazing; pertaining to an idealized rural life; pertaining to the duties of a minister |
| repast | a meal; food served at a meal |
| rustic | typical of country life and people; simple; rough; a rural person |
| rusticate | to go to the country; to citify someone |
| gaia | Greek root meaning "the earth" |
| terra | Latin root meaning "earth," "land," "ground" |
| humus | Latin root meaning "earth" |
| mons | Latin root meaning "mountain" |
| pasco | Latin root meaning "to feed;" "to nourish" |
