GRE Word List

CODIFY

to reduce to a code

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

Random words

WordMeaning
deferput off
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
withholdto hold back from action : check
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish