GRE Word List
CODIFY
arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
The meaning of the word codify is arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
| bog | soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud |
| contrivance | something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme |
| indigent | poor; destitute |
| grate | make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace |
| entity | real being |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| impute | attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation |
| lumen | unit of light energy (one candle's worth) |
| maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |
