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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| mammal | any 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 |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |