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 |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| ramification | branch |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
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| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |