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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| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
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| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
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