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 |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |