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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WordMeaning
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
collectedgathered together
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
slywise in practical affairs
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
connoisseurexpert
upshotthe final result : outcome