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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| crass | gross |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |