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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |