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Word Power
Session 21
17
English
10th Grade
09/26/2012

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Term
Equity
Definition
N. Justice, fairness; i.e, equal treatment
(By extension, stocks in the financial markets are equities, and the value of your home or other property over and above the amount of the mortgage you owe is your equity in it.)
Adj.: Equitable
Term
Equitable
Definition
Adj. Fair and impartial.
Term
Inequity
Definition
N. Injustice, unfairness
Adj.: Inequitable
Term
Inequitable
Definition
Adj. Unfair, unjust
Term
Iniquity
Definition
N. sin or vice, or an egregiously immoral act; wickedness, sinfulness
Adj. Iniquitous
Term
Iniquitous
Definition
Adj. characterized by iniquity. wicked, sinful
Term
Equinox
Definition
N. when day and night are of equal length.
Adj. equinoctial
Term
Equinoctial
Definition
Adj. of or relating to equal day and night. Happening at or near the time of an equinox
Term
Equanimity
Definition
N. "equal mind" Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper especially in a difficult situation.
Ex: Maintain your equanimity, your evenness of temper, your composure, your coolness or calmness.
Term
Equability
Definition
N. A person of equable temperament is characteristically calm, serene, unflappable, even-tempered.
Term
Equilibrium
Definition
N. "equal balance" is a state of physical balance, especially between opposing forces.
Term
Equilibrist
Definition
N. a professional tightrope walker. A performer successfully defying the law of gravity (when sober) by balancing on a thin overhead wire.
Term
Equestrian
Definition
N. is someone on a horse
Adj. referring to horseback riding, as an equestrian statue;
Term
Equestrienne
Definition
N. a woman on a horse
Term
Equine
Definition
Adj. is like a horse, as in appearance or characteristics, or descriptive of horses.
N. a horse or other member of the horse family
Term
Equivocal
Definition
Adj. Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous. Uncertain or questionable in nature.
Term
Vociferous
Definition
Adj. (esp. of a person or speech) Vehement or clamorous
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