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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |