Lesson 19 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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Apocryphal

A

Doubtful; of questionable origin authenticity false, fictitious, or erroneous

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Bona fide

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Authentic, genuine ;sincere

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Candor

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Honesty, frankness, or sincerity of expression; openness

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Cant

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Hypocritically moralistic language; monotonous speech filled with platitudes; the special vocabulary of a group or profession, jargon

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5
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Charlatan

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

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Chicanery

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A deception by trickery; a trick

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Feign

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To pretend or represent falsely

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Insidious

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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy way

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Rectitude

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Moral uprightness; righteousness

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Veritable

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Real or genuine; actual

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