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 |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| thespian | actor |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |