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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| onus | burden |