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 |
|---|---|
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| exude | to ooze out |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |