ITW 4.3

pursuing high or noble principles, purposes, or goals; aiming for perfection.

• earnest

• idealistic

• ludicrous

• skepticism

serious in intention, purpose and effort; sincere

• skepticism

• asset

• tenacious

• earnest

laughable; ridiculous

• liability

• ludicrous

• sanctimonious

• castigate

a strong liking for something or tendency to do something

• penchant

• veracity

• idealistic

• exuberant

accuracy; correctness; truthfulness

• liability

• castigate

• veracity

• penchant

doubt; unbelief

• earnest

• veracity

• tenacious

• skepticism

a responsibility or disadvantage

• penchant

• liability

• castigate

• ludicrous

something useful or valuable

• penchant

• earnest

• sanctimonious

• asset

exaggerated show of moral superiority; hypocritically pious

• sanctimonious

• tenacious

• ludicrous

• idealistic

to criticize or reprimand severely

• exuberant

• tenacious

• castigate

• liability