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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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
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| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| drab | slattern |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |