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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| implode | to burst inward |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |