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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |