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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |