Perfidious
POS: Adjective
Description: Treacherous or deceitful.
Related Words: unfaithful, disloyal, traitorous
Sentence: The husband was perfidious when he cheated on his wife.
Probity
POS: Noun
Description: Having strong morals, complete integrity.
Related Words: honesty, integrity, uprightness
Sentence: Politicians do not have a lot of probity.
Scrupulous
POS: Adjective
Description: Conscientious and exact, principled.
Related Words: conscientious, careful, cautious
Sentence: Scientists have to be scrupulous workers.
Spurious
POS: Adjective
Descripiton: Lacking authenticity or truthfulness.
Related Words: false, counterfeit, feigned
Sentence: The check she received was spurious.
Stratagem
POS: Noun
Description: A plan or trick used to deceive an enemy.
Related Words: deception, intrigue, contrivance
Sentence: The soldiers had to form a stratagem in order to win the war.
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Kirsten:
Don't miss the "conscientious" or "principled" descriptors for "scrupulous." It does not mean "exacting," it means that scrupulous people are enerring in doing what is right.
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