TRUTH AND DECEPTION CH. 9 Flashcards
an act that goes beyond the limits of what is morally or legally acceptable
transgression
a bad or evil act
misdeed
to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
evade something
to not consider something; to treat something as unimportant
disregard something
having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate
malicious
to support something that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist
uphold something
to state clearly and definitely that something is true
assert
a dishonest person
crook
done in a way that was planned, not by chance
deliberately
a sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest
bribe
likely to make you believe something that is not true
deceptive
the poisonous liquid that some snakes, spiders, etc. produce when they bite or sting you
venom
important or well known
prominent
behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true
deceitful
too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked
gullible
often planning secretly to do something for your own advantage, especially by cheating other people
scheming
to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole
weave
not deserved or fair
unjust
a person who cheats somebody in order to get something, especially money, from them
swindler
connected with mental processes of understanding
cognitive
a set of cognitive processes
executive function
complete and not doubted
implicit
to deceive someone, usually by making that person do something that they did not intend to do
dupe
a trick; an act of cheating somebody
con
to make an illegal copy of something in order to cheat people
forge something
the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them)
deception
to make somebody/something look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way
ridicule something/somebody
to delay or stop the progress of something
impede
done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society
collective
the limit of something, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity
frontier
to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious
condone something
