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
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
anthropologistthe science of human beings
maledictioncurse
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration