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 |
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| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| swill | wash |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| unfrock | defrock |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |