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 |
|---|---|
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |