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 |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |