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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |