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 |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| cipher | zero |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |