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 |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |