GRE Word List

CIVIL

of or relating to citizens

The meaning of the word civil is of or relating to citizens.

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offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
cerebrationto use the mind : think
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
clownfarmer
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
igneousformed by solidification of magma
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively