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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| gnome | maxim |