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
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
superannuatedoutmoded
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate