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 |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |