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

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skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
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expertisethe skill of an expert
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
aphorisma concise statement of a principle