Section 3: False/Lie/Cheat Flashcards

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Hypocrisy

A

Insincerity;

Pretending to be what one is not

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Deceit

A

Deception or trick

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2
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Duplicity

A

Deception;
Double dealing;
Deceit

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3
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Fallacious

A

False;
Misleading;
Deceptive

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4
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Gouge

A

To cheat or defraud someone

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5
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Specious

A

False

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Prevaricate

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To lie

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Charlatan

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An imposter;
A quack;
A con artist

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Fabricate

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To make up for the deception;

To manufacture

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Guile

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Deceit;
Cunning;
Trickery;
Duplicity

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Affected

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Acting in an artificial way;

Putting on a false appearance

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Chicanery

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Deception by artful trickery

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Insidious

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Treacherous;
Sneaky;
Sly

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13
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Bilk

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To defraud;
To cheat;
To swindle

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14
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Feign

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To put on a false appearance;

To pretend for deceptive purposes

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15
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Stratagem

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A plan to deceive or trick

16
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Spurious

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Counterfeit;

False

17
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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful origin;

False