Language Of Deceit, Error And Confusion Flashcards

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Chicanery

A

Deviousness trickery or evasion

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Circuitous

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Indirect

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Duplicity

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Deceitfullness

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Guile

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Cunning or slyness I attaining a goal

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Machination

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A plot or scheme

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Perjure

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To lie under oath

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Spurious

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False or fake

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Subterfuge

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A trick or expedient used to escape consequence

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Belie

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To fail to give a true impression of something

To betray

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