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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| intermediary | mediator |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| clipper | one that clips something |