GRE Word List
COUNTERPART
one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
The meaning of the word counterpart is one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |