GRE Word List
TEMPORAL
of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
The meaning of the word temporal is of or relating to time as opposed to eternity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| raiment | clothing |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |