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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |