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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autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
hivea container for housing honeybees
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative