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 |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| postulate | demand |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| heed | to pay attention |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |