GRE Word List

CODIFY

to reduce to a code

The meaning of the word codify is to reduce to a code.

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WordMeaning
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
passiveacted upon by an external agency
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract