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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |