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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| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
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| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
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| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |