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 |
|---|---|
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| nurture | training |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |