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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paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn