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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |