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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| fauna | animal life |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |