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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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WordMeaning
submergeto put under water
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
immunenot susceptible or responsive
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
putrefyto make putrid
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as