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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| comestible | edible |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |