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 |
|---|---|
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |