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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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
untenablenot able to be defended
pontificalepiscopal attire
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
lamentto mourn aloud : wail