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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |