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
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
mammalany 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
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
riveta 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
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
conundruman intricate and difficult problem