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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WordMeaning
culverta transverse drain
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
retortto pay or hurl back : return