equable
/ˈɛkwəbəɫ/
adjectivenot easily irritated
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1. Even the ordinary trader will find his business prosperity increase as he develops a greater self-control and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a man whose demeanour is strongly equable.
2. And due process requires simply an equable forum.
3. For people will always prefer to deal with a man who's demeanor is equable.
to equalize
/ˈikwəˌɫaɪz/
verbmake equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
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1. And then you can equalize pressure.
2. We equalized the original sound track that sounded tinny.
3. By late afternoon pressure is equalized between the decompression chamber and its mated personnel transfer capsule.
4. You can also equalize the sound.
5. It equalizes us and forces a shared-experience.
equanimity
/ˌikwəˈnɪmɪti/
nounsteadiness of mind under stress
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1. Metas's equanimity in the face of death exerted a powerful influence on everyone around him, Lisa said.
2. Practicing equanimity.
3. Cultivate the emotions of peace, joy, love, compassion, empathy, and equanimity, and finally experience lightness of soul.
4. And that is the mental quality of equanimity.
5. So it gives you an equanimity.
equilibrium
/ˌikwəˈɫɪbɹiəm/
nounequality of distribution
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1. Equilibrium is restored.
2. So equilibrium is this very involved thing.
3. This seemingly innocent detail of my modeling technique threw up another equilibrium.
4. So backward induction just gives us this equilibrium.
5. Indeed, most people in the class played that equilibrium just now.
equipoise
/ɪkwˈɪpɔɪs/
nounequality of distribution
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1. A second skill is equipoise, the ability to have the serenity to read the biases and failures in your own mind.
2. JAMES GREINER: '74-- called Medical Experimentation that explored precisely these issues about when is it permissible on the rationale of equipoise to pursue a randomized control trial.
3. We are in a state of equipoise.
4. Are we at some kind of evolutionary equipoise as a species?
5. We have reached a kind of equipoise.
equitable
/ˈɛkwətəbəɫ/, /ˈɛkwɪtəbəɫ/
adjectivetreating people in a manner that is equal and fair
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1. It's not equitable.
2. So the division of labor is equitable in this house.
3. So in that case, equitable principles gave rise to a new legal claim.
4. You also get equitable minority representation.
5. It requires equitable minority participation.
equity
/ˈɛkwəti/
nounthe monetary value of a property that remains after all due debts or the mortgages are paid
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1. Now you have negative equity and owe the bank almost $400,000.
2. This is in large part, due to home equity being bequeathed from one generation to the next.
3. And so equity had no purchase there.
4. My initial thought in the government in reaction to the word equities was very negative.
5. You know, equity, own shares of the bank.
equivalent
/ɪˈkwɪvəɫənt/
adjectivehaving the same meaning, quality, value, etc. as a different person or thing
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1. These 2 things are equivalent.
2. These two things are equivalent.
3. These two statements are equivalent.
4. Not all protons are equivalent.
5. All inertial observers are equivalent.
to refer
/ɹəˈfɝ/, /ɹɪˈfɝ/
verbto send someone to a doctor, specialist, etc. for help, advice or a decision
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1. Introduce, not refer.
2. Some people refer that as time management.
3. The basic story is referring back to a Genesis account.
4. So you refer the patient for hip replacement therapy.
5. For example, the trapezius muscle refers pain towards the temple.
referable
/ɹɪfˈɜːɹəbəl/
adjectivecapable of being assigned or credited to
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1. This tribe, the Cofan, has 17 varieties of ayahuasca, all of which they distinguish a great distance in the forest, all of which are referable to our eye as one species.
ire
/ˈaɪɹ/
nouna strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
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1. But BMW s new mini also aroused the ire of many purists.
2. The stock buyback debate has drawn the ire of politicians on both sides of the aisle.
3. Specifically, he earned the ire of King Croesus of Lydia who was the brother-in-law of Astyages.
4. Mainstream news outlets like CNN and The New York Times are frequent targets of ire.
5. Dr. Elders drew ire from conservative officials and members of her own democratic party.
irate
/aɪˈɹeɪt/
adjectivefeeling or showing extreme anger
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1. Fans were irate.
2. Westbrook was reportedly irate.
3. And he's irate.
4. Off site in Sydney, to a round-robin raid on Woolworths in Brisbane, irate Aussie shoppers are-- -
5. - I'm so irate.
irascible
/ˌɪˈɹæsɪbəɫ/
adjectivecharacterized by anger
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1. You can't arm these irascible youths with the power of karate.
2. And here, the plaintiffs ran into an irascible federal judge who simply wasn't having allegations with no factual basis.
3. And I had to like, you know, be as irascible as they were.
4. Spitzer was known to be irascible and belligerent in the defense of his points of view, and wrote vicious reviews of the books with which he disagreed.
5. Morton Bast When I was considering a career in the art world, I took a course in London, and one of my supervisors was this irascible Italian called Pietro, who drank too much, smoked too much and swore much too much.
blithe
/ˈbɫaɪð/
adjectivelacking or showing a lack of due concern
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1. Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, all mean egotism vanishes.
2. So I don't mean to be blithe about it and say it's a happy story, because it's ultimately not, but there is a part of it that's incredibly inspiring.
3. The bat wing tail fins here are larger than they'll ever be because this approach, Schumacher's approach, is about blithe excess.
4. We take on trust their blithe summaries of their lives.
5. Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, all mean egotism vanishes.
blithesome
/blˈaɪðsʌm/
adjectivecarefree and happy and lighthearted
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hackneyed
/ˈhæknid/
adjective(of phrases, words, ideas, etc.) used so much that it has lost its effect, interest, or originality
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1. These different trials and tribulations but nothing felt hackneyed.
2. It was likely a number of hackneyed responses to Mr. Dickinson's quotations.
3. Now, we've all heard my less-than-esteemed colleague talk in a hackneyed southern accent.
4. I's, a thousand biker tattoos, perhaps the heart symbol truly is one of the most common place and hackneyed logos in existence.
5. I apologize for my hackneyed comedy.
notoriety
/ˌnoʊtɝˈaɪəti/
nounthe state of having a widespread reputation due to a bad or disapproving behavior or characteristic
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1. In fact, many big names in tech like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs gained notoriety for the strict bounds they placed on device usage in their homes.
2. She definitely is getting more notoriety.
3. But his notoriety has steadily declined.
4. He had achieved fame, notoriety by his military activity.
5. And Mama June quickly gained notoriety due to her quirks and often questionable judgment.
notorious
/noʊˈtɔɹiəs/
adjectivefamous for being bad or evil
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1. The feasts of ancient China were notorious.
2. Another Han general - Huo Chu-ping - was notorious in his age for absolute contempt for ancient texts such as Sun Tzu.
3. This animal is notorious for its sting.
4. The illiquidity of the partnership as a result is notorious.
5. Takeout and restaurant meals are notorious for oversized portions and generous use of starch and sugar.