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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| significant | having meaning |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| encumber | weigh down |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
