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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convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
significant | having meaning |
equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
encumber | weigh down |
effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |