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Question 1

emergent

Answer 1

In the process of coming into being or becoming

Question 2

literacy

Answer 2

The ability to read and write

Question 3

nuance

Answer 3

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

Question 4

gadfly

Answer 4

a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.

Question 5

Hornswoggle

Answer 5

to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Question 6

Lexicon

Answer 6

The vocabulary of a person language or branch of knowledge

Question 7

Skulduggery

Answer 7

Devious deceitful behavior; underhanded dealings

Question 8

Machinations

Answer 8

Intrigues, plots, crafty schemes; or the actual act of plotting

Question 9

Ersatz

Answer 9

Describe an inferior substitute

Question 10

Apocryphal

Answer 10

Of doubtful or dubious authenticity; false

Question 11

Mountebank

Answer 11

(n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

Question 12

Sophist

Answer 12

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

Question 13

Specious

Answer 13

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

Question 14

Spurious

Answer 14

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid