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 |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |