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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes. EQU/EU. Equ. Equal. Equable. Equal at all times;unvarying Hawaii has an equable climate; equally pleasant in summer and winter. Anim. Mind. Equanimity. Evenness of the mind or temper; composure. No matter what happened, she always maintained her equanimity.
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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes EQU/EU
Equ Equal
Equable • Equal at all times;unvarying • Hawaii has an equable climate; equally pleasant in summer and winter.
Anim Mind
Equanimity Evenness of the mind or temper; composure. No matter what happened, she always maintained her equanimity.
Equate To represent as equal It’s not possible to equate money and happiness.
Equator A line equally distant from all points north and south. The equator runs through the country Ecuador, which is how the country got its name.
Later Side
Equilateral Having equal sides. He drew an equilateral triangle on the board.
Libr Balance
Equilibrium A state of balane When the horse swerved, the boy lost his equilibrium and fell off.
Nox Night
Equinox Lit: equal night The time of year when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length. This year the vernal or spring equinox falls on March 21.
Equitable Reasonable; fair; just They achieved and equitable settlement out of court.
Equity An ownership right to property. Because they had paid so little on the mortgage, they had little equity in the house.
Vale strength
Equivalent Equal in value, force, or meaning. The prize was equivalent to a month’s wages
Voc Voice
Equivocal Having equal vice; capable of two interpretations. Her equivocal reply was so carefully worded that the members of each faction thought she favored them.
Equivocate To make statements with two possible meanings in order to mislead The candidate equivocated so much that it was impossible to tell where he stood on any issue.
Ad To
Inadequate Not equal to what is required; insufficient. My preparation for that exam was inadequate, so I did not score as high as I needed to get the job.
Eu Good/Well
Log Speech
Eulogize To give a good speech To give a speech in praise of. The man who had started the project was eulogized by all the speakers.
Eulogy A good speech; spoken or written praise of someone or something (now of one who has died) He gave a moving eulogy at the funeral of his best friend.
Euphemism A substitution of a mild (good) word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one. She spoke in euphemisms, talking of “passing on” rather than dying.
Phone Sound
Euphonious Having a pleasant (good) sound; harmonious I listened to the euphonious sounds of the forest
Euphony A harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound I like euphony of the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Euphoria A feeling of well being. After she became engaged, she was in a state of euphoria.
Than Death
Euthanasia A good death; painless putting to death for merciful reasons, as with terminal illness. They advocated a law permitting euthanasia for those who are suffering and will not get well.
Homework Worksheet in the front And you must look up the following words as well, and give definitions: Equalize, Adequate, equidistant, inequality, inequity, unequivocal, eucalyptus, Euchatist, Eugene, Eugenics