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.

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talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful