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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| forebears | ancestor |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |