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 |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| executioner | one who executes |