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
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
jesta joking or mocking remark
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles