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 |
|---|---|
| stringent | tight |
| cataclysm | flood |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| coin | corner |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |