| derequisition | (verb) release from government control | - |
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| disequilibrium | (noun) loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others | - |
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| equiangular | (adjective) having all angles equal | - |
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| equid | (noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equine |
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| equidistant | (adjective) the same distance apart at every point | - |
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| equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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| equilateral | (adjective) having all sides or faces equal | - |
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| (noun) a figure whose sides are all equal | - |
| equilibrate | (verb) bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium | - |
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| (verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrise, equilibrize |
| equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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| equilibrise | (verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize |
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| equilibrium | (noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | Synonyms: labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense |
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| (noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates | Synonyms: chemical equilibrium |
| (noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equipoise |
| (noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | - |
| equilibrize | (verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise |
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| equine | (adjective) resembling a horse | - |
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| (adjective) of or belonging to the family Equidae | - |
| (noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equid |
| equinoctial | (adjective) relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal) | - |
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| (adjective) relating to the vicinity of the equator | - |
| (noun) the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles | Synonyms: celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line |
| equinox | (noun) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic | Synonyms: equinoctial point |
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| (noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length | - |
| equip | (verb) provide with abilities or understanding | - |
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| (verb) provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | Synonyms: fit, fit out, outfit |
| equipage | (noun) a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses | Synonyms: carriage, rig |
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| (noun) equipment and supplies of a military force | Synonyms: materiel |
| equipment | (noun) an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
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| equipoise | (noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium |
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| equipoised | (adjective) lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed | - |
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| equipotent | (adjective) having equal strength or efficacy | - |
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| equipped | (adjective) provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate | Synonyms: equipt |
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| (adjective) provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) | Synonyms: furnished |
| (adjective) carrying weapons | Synonyms: weaponed |
| (adjective) prepared with proper equipment | Synonyms: fitted out |
| equipping | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, arming |
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| equiprobable | (adjective) equally probable | - |
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| equipt | (adjective) provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate | Synonyms: equipped |
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| equitable | (adjective) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience | Synonyms: just |
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| equitably | (adverb) in an equitable manner | - |
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| equitation | (noun) the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | Synonyms: horseback riding, riding |
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| equity | (noun) conformity with rules or standards | Synonyms: fairness |
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| (noun) the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | - |
| (noun) the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it | - |
| equivalence | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, compare, comparison |
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| (noun) essential equality and interchangeability | - |
| (noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equation, par |
| equivalent | (adjective) being essentially equal to something | Synonyms: tantamount |
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| (noun) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | Synonyms: combining weight, eq, equivalent weight |
| (noun) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc | - |
| equivocal | (adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | Synonyms: ambiguous |
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| (adjective) uncertain as a sign or indication | - |
| (adjective) open to question | - |
| equivocally | (adverb) in an ambiguous manner | Synonyms: ambiguously |
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| equivocalness | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: ambiguity |
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| equivocate | (verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | Synonyms: beat around the bush, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate |
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| equivocation | (noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | Synonyms: tergiversation |
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| (noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous | Synonyms: evasiveness, prevarication |
| (noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | Synonyms: evasion |
| equivocator | (noun) a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | Synonyms: hedger, tergiversator |
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| harlequin | (noun) a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) | - |
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| (verb) variegate with spots or marks | - |
| harlequinade | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank |
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| inequitable | (adjective) not equitable or fair | Synonyms: unjust |
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| inequitably | (adverb) in an inequitable manner | - |
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| inequity | (noun) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | Synonyms: unfairness |
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| lambrequin | (noun) short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing | - |
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| (noun) a scarf that covers a knight's helmet | - |
| mannequin | (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manakin, manikin, mannikin |
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| (noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannikin, model |
| milliequivalent | (noun) one-thousandth of an equivalent | Synonyms: meq |
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| nonequivalence | (noun) not interchangeable | - |
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| nonequivalent | (adjective) not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance | - |
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| obsequious | (adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish |
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| (adjective) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner | - |
| obsequiously | (adverb) in an obsequious manner | Synonyms: servilely, subserviently |
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| obsequiousness | (noun) abject or cringing submissiveness | Synonyms: servility, subservience |
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| prerequisite | (adjective) required as a prior condition or course of study | - |
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| (noun) something that is required in advance | Synonyms: requirement |
| ramequin | (noun) a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions | Synonyms: ramekin |
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| (noun) a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes | Synonyms: ramekin |
| requiem | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, threnody |
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| requiescat | (noun) a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person | - |
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| require | (verb) make someone do something | Synonyms: command |
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| (verb) consider obligatory; request and expect | Synonyms: ask, expect |
| (verb) have need of | Synonyms: need, want |
| (verb) require as useful, just, or proper | Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, take |
| required | (adjective) necessary for relief or supply | Synonyms: needed, needful, requisite |
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| (adjective) required by rule | Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory |
| requirement | (noun) something that is required in advance | Synonyms: prerequisite |
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| (noun) required activity | Synonyms: demand |
| (noun) anything indispensable | Synonyms: essential, necessary, necessity, requisite |
| requisite | (adjective) necessary for relief or supply | Synonyms: needed, needful, required |
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| (noun) anything indispensable | Synonyms: essential, necessary, necessity, requirement |
| requisiteness | (noun) the state of being absolutely required | - |
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| requisition | (noun) seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | Synonyms: sequestration |
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| (noun) the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use | - |
| (noun) an official form on which a request is made | Synonyms: requisition form |
| (verb) make a formal request for official services | - |
| (verb) demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service | - |
| requital | (noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind | Synonyms: payment |
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| (noun) a justly deserved penalty | Synonyms: retribution |
| requite | (verb) make repayment for or return something | Synonyms: repay |
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| sequin | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, spangle |
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| sequined | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, spangled, spangly |
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| tequila | (noun) Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant | - |
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| unequipped | (adjective) without necessary physical or intellectual equipment | - |
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| unequivocal | (adjective) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion | Synonyms: unambiguous, univocal |
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| (adjective) clearly defined or formulated | Synonyms: definitive |
| unequivocally | (adverb) in an unambiguous manner | Synonyms: unambiguously |
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| unequivocalness | (noun) clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity | Synonyms: unambiguity |
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| unrequited | (adjective) not returned in kind | Synonyms: unanswered, unreciprocated |
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