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 |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |