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.

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WordMeaning
recitala detailed account : enumeration
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt