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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |