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.

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contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
understateto represent as less than is the case
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
concentrichaving a common center
seedycontaining or full of seeds
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
chafeirritate
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water