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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lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
waifa stray person or animal
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn