GRE Word List

CODIFY

to reduce to a code

The meaning of the word codify is to reduce to a code.

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WordMeaning
appurtenancesaccessory objects
inclementlacking mildness: such as
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen