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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| contrive | devise |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |