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 |
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| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |