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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |