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 |
|---|---|
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |