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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| conflagration | fire |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |