GRE Word List
COUNTERPART
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
The meaning of the word counterpart is thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| abject | (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
| problematic | causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic. |
| dwindle | shrink; reduce gradually |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
| conundrum | riddle; difficult problem |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
