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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| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |