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 |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |