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 |
|---|---|
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| calorific | caloric |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |