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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |