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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jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
prosperousauspicious
repastsomething taken as food : meal
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
bestowto put to use : apply
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed