Vocab 19

Question 1

Apocryphal

Answer 1

Doubtful; of questionable origin, authorship, or authenticity
False; fictitious or erroneous

Question 2

Bona fide

Answer 2

Authentic; genuine; not counterfeit or copied

Done in good faith without any attempt to deceive; sincere

Question 3

Candor

Answer 3

Honesty, frankness, or sincerity of expression; openness

Question 4

Cant

Answer 4

Hypocritically moralistic language
Monotonous speech filled with platitudes
The special vocabulary of a sect, group, or profession; jargon

Question 5

Charlatan

Answer 5

A person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability; a quack or fraud

Question 6

Chicanery

Answer 6

A deception by trickery; a trick

Question 7

Feign

Answer 7

To pretend or represent falsely

Question 8

Insidious

Answer 8

Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy way

Beguiling or alluring but secretly harmful; treacherous

Question 9

Rectitude

Answer 9

Moral uprightness; righteousness

Question 10

Veritable

Answer 10

Real or genuine; actual