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 |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| maroon | a dark red |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |