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 |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| hurl | rush |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |