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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |