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 |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| dilute | attenuate |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |