probity uprightness in one's dealings; integrity.
litigants parties to a lawsuit.
valetudinarian one who thinks constantly and anxiously about one's own health.
Gorgon in Greek mythology, any of three sisters with snakes for hair, so horrible that the beholder is turned to stone.
Spartan like or characteristic of the Spartans, who were famous for being warlike, brave, stoical, severe, frugal, and highly disciplined.
