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 |
|---|---|
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |