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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |