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 |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |