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 |
|---|---|
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |