GRE Word List

CIVIL

of or relating to citizens

The meaning of the word civil is of or relating to citizens.

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WordMeaning
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
gushto issue copiously or violently
withholdto hold back from action : check
replenishto fill or build up again