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 |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |