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
appeasepacify
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demeritoffense
founderone that founds or establishes
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction