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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WordMeaning
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
spatefreshet
calculatedapt
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
asepticpreventing infection
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions