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
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
reverberatereflect
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reprisala retaliatory act
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog