GRE Word List
SECULAR
of or relating to the worldly or temporal
The meaning of the word secular is of or relating to the worldly or temporal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |