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 |
|---|---|
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |