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 |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |