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 |
|---|---|
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |