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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| lewd | obscene |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |