GRE Word List
EQUITY
justice according to natural law or right
The meaning of the word equity is justice according to natural law or right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |