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 |
|---|---|
| reek | smoke |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |