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 |
|---|---|
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| dour | stern |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |