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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pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
toutto make much of : promote
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preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
descryto catch sight of
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion