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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| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
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| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
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| convene | to come together in a body |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
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