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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| flighty | swift |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |