Week 2 - Lying

Question 1

spot (v.)

Answer 1

detect; identify

Question 2

deception (n.)

Answer 2

lie, hoax, lying fraud

Question 3

malicious (adj.)

Answer 3

mean, spiteful

Question 4

outright (adj.)

Answer 4

complete; thorough

Question 5

cunning (adj.)

Answer 5

clever, scheming

Question 6

empirical (adj.)

Answer 6

observable; resulting from experimentation

Question 7

quest (n.)

Answer 7

search

Question 8

delusions (n.)

Answer 8

hallucinations; illusions

Question 9

foolproof (adj.)

Answer 9

reliable; dependable; trustworthy;

Question 10

plagued by (v. passive)

Answer 10

tormented by

Question 11

Machiavellian (adj.)

Answer 11

something that uses deceitful methods for selfish reasons

Question 12

elusive (adj.)

Answer 12

hard to find

Question 13

pervasive (adj.)

Answer 13

existing or spreading everywhere

Question 14

betrayal (n.)

Answer 14

disloyalty

Question 15

trivial (adj.)

Answer 15

unimportant

Question 16

mislead (v.)

Answer 16

make someone believe something that is not true

Question 17

veneer (n.)

Answer 17

a cover that hides the way someone or something really is

Question 18

relentless (adj.)

Answer 18

continuing without stopping or losing strength

Question 19

finely honed (adj.)

Answer 19

sharpened; perfected

Question 20

conceal (v.)

Answer 20

hide something carefully

Question 21

preoccupation (n.)

Answer 21

the condition of thinking about only one thing

Question 22

intrusive (adj.)

Answer 22

affecting someone’s private life in an annoying way

Question 23

erosion (n.)

Answer 23

the gradual reduction or wearing down of something

Question 24

inflated (adj./v.)

Answer 24

exaggerated; overly important

Question 25

put one over (phr. v.)

Answer 25

to deceive someone