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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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deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
frigidintensely cold
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
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tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
omnipotentalmighty