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

WordMeaning
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
pulchritudephysical comeliness
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent