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 |
|---|---|
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| appease | pacify |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| forebears | ancestor |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |