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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WordMeaning
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
cohortscompanion
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable