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 |
|---|---|
| exploit | deed |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| 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 |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |