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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |