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 |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |