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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |