29. EPME p. 202
par
equal
-ment
noun suffix attached to verbs
-ty
noun suffix attached to adjectives
aequus (equ)
equal
vox, vocis
voice
-ate
verb suffix
-ion
noun suffix attached to verbs ending in -ate
-ous
adjective suffix
parity
equality
disparity
inequality
disparagement
belittlement
peer
one's equal
equivocation
act of being deliberately vague or
indirectly deceptive; statement that is
deceptive or purposely open to contrary
interpretations
ambiguity
quality of being open to misinterpretation;
statement with this quality
double entendre
statement or word with two meanings, one
of them risqué, indelicate, or of possible
sexual connotation
Is there a disparity in age between a grandfather and his granddaughter?
yes
Is an equivocal statement clear and direct?
no
Is an unequivocal answer vague and misleading?
no
Are politicians often masters of equivocation?
yes
Are ambiguous sentences somewhat confusing?
yes
Are people with disparate perceptions of life likely to experience reality in the same way?
no
Is a disparaging look one of admiration?
no
When people equivocate, are they evading the issue?
yes
Is the deliberate use of double entendres likely to shock puritanical people?
yes
Are supervisors and their subordinates peers?
no
accidentally vague
ambiguous
purposely vague
equivocal
equality
parity
word or statement one meaning of which may be interpreted as risqué
double entendre
lack of equality
disparity
belittlement
disparagement
clear; direct; capable of only one interpretation
unequivocal
essentially or widely unequal or different
disparate
one’s equal in age, rank, etc.
peer
to use words in a calculated effort to mislead or to be ambiguous
equivocate