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 |
|---|---|
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| dowse | to plunge into water |