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
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
retiringreserved
durationcontinuance in time
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state