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 |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |