True or False ( Ch. 4) Flashcards
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artifice
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- a clever trick; cunning, guile
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apocryphal
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- of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, mythical
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axiom
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- a self-evident rule or truth, a widely accepted saying
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belie
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- to contradict, to give a false impression of
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contrived
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- artificial, labored, forced
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definitive
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- conclusive, providing the last word
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precept
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- a rule to live by; a principle establishing behavior.
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veracity
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- truthfulness
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verisimilitude
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- the appearance of truth, similarity to reality.
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postulate
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- Something accepted as true without proof;
V. to present an idea as truth.
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putative
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- commonly accepted, supposed, or reputed (but not proven)
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premise
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- an assumption or basis for a conclusion
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duplicity
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2 faced, double dealing, deception
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mendacious
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Lying, dishonest
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spurious
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false beyond a doubt, fake, in a negative way
