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 |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| anarchy | absence of government |