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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |