GRE Word List
CODICIL
a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
The meaning of the word codicil is a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| fell | skin |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |