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 |
|---|---|
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |