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 |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |