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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |