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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| throes | pang |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |