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 |
|---|---|
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| slake | subside |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| quench | put out |
| bevy | a large group or collection |