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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| nutritious | nourishing |
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| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
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| mischance | bad luck |
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