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Daily Word List - 3 November 2018: 1. Inequity (in-EK-wi-tee)

This document defines 5 words: inequity meaning bias or unfairness, teetotalism meaning total abstinence from alcohol, parry meaning to block or ward off, addendum meaning an addition or appendix, and circumlocution meaning an indirect or roundabout manner of speaking.

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Daily Word List - 3 November 2018: 1. Inequity (in-EK-wi-tee)

This document defines 5 words: inequity meaning bias or unfairness, teetotalism meaning total abstinence from alcohol, parry meaning to block or ward off, addendum meaning an addition or appendix, and circumlocution meaning an indirect or roundabout manner of speaking.

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Daily Word List – 3rd November 2018

1. inequity [ in-EK-wi-tee ]
[noun]

MEANING:
1. bias or lack of equity
2. favouritism
3. an act or instance of injustice or unfairness

2. teetotalism [ tee-TOHT-l-iz-uh'm ]
[noun]

MEANING:
1. the principle of total abstinence from alcoholic drinks
2. the practice of avoiding intoxicating drinks

3.parry [ PAR-ee ]
[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]

MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to avert, turn aside or ward off
2. (tr. v.) to evade or dodge
3. (intr. v.) to block or ward off
4. (n.) a defensive movement in sword fencing or the instance of turning aside a trust in
sword fencing

4.addendum [ uh'-DEN-duh'm ]
[noun]

MEANING:
1. an addition or something to be added
2. appendix or a supplement to a book
3. the radial distance from the tip of a gear tooth to the pitch circle of the gear

5.circumlocution [ sur-kuh'm-loh-KYOO-shuh'n ]
[noun]

MEANING:
1. an indirect or roundabout manner of speaking
2. the use of more words than necessary to express an idea
3. a roundabout or evasive expression

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