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
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
treadto step or walk on or over
couriermessenger
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky