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.

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WordMeaning
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
buoyanthaving buoyancy
elysianof or relating to Elysium