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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WordMeaning
headfirstwith the head foremost
victualsfood usable by people
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
decipherdecode
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition