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 |
|---|---|
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| courier | messenger |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |