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 |
|---|---|
| quicksilver | mercury |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| encumber | weigh down |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |