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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| flighty | swift |
| mystic | mystical |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |