GRE Word List

CIVIL

of or relating to citizens

The meaning of the word civil is of or relating to citizens.

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forebearsancestor
conflagrationfire
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
propellantcapable of propelling
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)