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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| centigrade | relating 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 |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |