GRE Word List
PROBITY
adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
The meaning of the word probity is adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |