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 |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| skimp | skimpy |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |