Chapter 13

Question 1

anachronism

Answer 1

something out of place in time, especially something that is outdated

Question 2

belie

Answer 2

to fall to give a true impression of something, betray

Question 3

chicanery

Answer 3

devious trickery or evasion

Question 4

circuitous

Answer 4

indirect

Question 5

confound

Answer 5

to cause someone to become confuse, to confuse two elements as being one

Question 6

convoluted

Answer 6

complicated and difficult to follow

Question 7

digress

Answer 7

stray from topic in speaking or writing

Question 8

disingenuous

Answer 8

not candid or sincere, deceitful

Question 9

dubious

Answer 9

questionable

doubting

Question 10

duplicity

Answer 10

double dealing

Question 11

guile

Answer 11

cunning in attaining a goal

Question 12

inept

Answer 12

unskilled

Question 13

machination

Answer 13

a plot or scheme

Question 14

perjure

Answer 14

to lie under the oath

Question 15

spurious

Answer 15

false or fake

Question 16

subterfuge

Answer 16

a trick used to escape a consequence or achieve a goal

Question 17

surreptitious

Answer 17

kept secret because it is objectionable

Question 18

treacherous

Answer 18

hazardous

Question 19

unscrupulous

Answer 19

dishonest

Question 20

vex

Answer 20

to make to feel annoyed or frustrated