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
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
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underhandin a clandestine manner
communalof or relating to one or more communes
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
solventable to pay all legal debts
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans