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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Word | Meaning |
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subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
fervid | very hot : burning |
provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
lucre | monetary gain : profit |
stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |