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 |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |