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1
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
- encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity
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2
faithfulness to high moral standards
- has a finely honed sense of rectitude that keeps him from cheating on exams
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- corruptibility,
- corruption,
- corruptness,
- debasement,
- debauchery,
- decadence,
- degeneracy,
- degradation,
- depravity,
- disgrace,
- disgracefulness,
- disreputableness,
- dissipatedness,
- dissipation,
- dissoluteness,
- looseness,
- perversion,
- pervertedness,
- profligacy,
- shamelessness,
- venality
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“Rectitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectitude. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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