GRE Word List
CIVIL
of or relating to citizens
The meaning of the word civil is of or relating to citizens.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| clown | farmer |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |