GRE Word List

CIVIL

of or relating to citizens

The meaning of the word civil is of or relating to citizens.

Random words

WordMeaning
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
fussyeasily upset : irritable
planeairplane
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric