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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discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
skimpskimpy
impedimentsomething that impedes
ponderousof very great weight
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments