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

WordMeaning
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
niggletrifle
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
victualsfood usable by people
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity