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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| ram | a male sheep |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |