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 |
|---|---|
| actuary | clerk |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |