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.

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WordMeaning
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
fiascoa complete failure
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true