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 |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |