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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| finished | entirely done |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| pilfer | steal |