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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WordMeaning
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
dolta stupid person
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation