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 |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |