GRE Word List
CODIFY
to reduce to a code
The meaning of the word codify is to reduce to a code.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| hortatory | hortative |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |