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 |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |