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 |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| etymology | the 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 |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |