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 |
|---|---|
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| spoof | deceive |