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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |