False Flashcards
1
Q
Mendacious
A
Lying or dishonest
2
Q
Apocryphal
A
Doubtful authenticity, made up, untrue, false
of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
“there is an apocryphal story about a disgraced rock star who ended up in bankruptcy court”
3
Q
Fictitious
A
Possibly untrue
4
Q
Spurious
A
Out and out false, fake
5
Q
Delude
A
To deceive, to trick
6
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Belie
A
To give false impression of contradict (opposite things)
fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation).
“the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism”
7
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Duplicity
A
Acts of being two faceded, double dealing and deceiving
Say one thing and do one things
8
Q
Contrived
A
Artificial or fake or forced orlabored
9
Q
Artifice
A
Clever trick, cunning or guile
