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  • 101improbity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of probity Nouns 1. improbity; dishonesty, dishonor; disgrace, disrepute; fraud, deception; lying, falsehood; bad faith, infidelity, inconstancy, faithlessness, Judas kiss, betrayal; breach of… …

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  • 102rectitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uprightness, integrity, righteousness, goodness, virtue, honesty. See probity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. integrity, honesty, uprightness; see honesty 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or… …

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  • 103rightness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity with reason or justice Nouns 1. rightness, right, what ought to be, what should be, fitness, propriety; due[ness], rightfulness; morality, probity, honor, virtue, lawfulness; dictate of… …

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  • 104Veracity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Veracity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 veracity veracity Sgm: N 1 truthfulness truthfulness frankness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 truth truth sincerity candor honesty fidelity Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 105goodness — goodness, virtue, rectitude, morality are comparable and very general terms denoting moral excellence. Goodness is the broadest of these terms; it suggests an excellence so deeply established that it is often felt as inherent or innate rather… …

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  • 106Dishonest — Dis*hon est, a. [Pref. dis + honest: cf. F. d[ e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.] 1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. Pope. [1913 Webster] Speak no foul or dishonest… …

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  • 107Honorable — Hon or*a*ble, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. High minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a… …

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  • 108Honorableness — Hon or*a*ble*ness, n. 1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. [1913 Webster] 2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109Incorruptness — In cor*rupt ness, n. 1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption. [1913 Webster] 2. Probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 110Integrity — In*teg ri*ty, n. [L. integritas: cf. F. int[ e]grit[ e]. See {Integer}, and cf. {Entirety}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory.… …

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