Falsehood Flashcards
apocryphal
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
an apocryphal story about a former president | his alleged description of opera as ‘fat gits singing’ is probably apocryphal.
canard
an unfounded rumour or story
he old canard that LA is a cultural wasteland.
chicanery
the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose
storylines packed with political chicanery.
dissemble
conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs
an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble.
duplicity
deceitfulness
the president was accused of duplicity in his dealings with Congress.
equivocate
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
the government have equivocated too often in the past.
erroneous
wrong; incorrect
employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions.
ersatz
(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else
ersatz samsung galaxy that I owned.
fallacious
based on a mistaken belief; erroneous
fallacious arguments.
feigned
simulated or pretended; insincere
her eyes widened with feigned shock.
guile
sly or cunning intelligence
he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in.
mendacity
untruthfulness
people publicly castigated for past mendacity.
perfidy
the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy; treachery
it was an example of his perfidy.
prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way
he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.
specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong; plausible but wrong
specious arguments.
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misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive
the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty.
