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
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
concorda state of agreement : harmony
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
longevitya long duration of individual life
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")