Word group : Falsehood
Sr. No
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Word
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Meaning
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Sentence
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1
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Apocryphal
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(of a story or statement) of
doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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An apocryphal story about a
former president
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2
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Canard
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An unfounded rumour or story
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The old canard that LA is cultural wasteland
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3
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Chicanery
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The use of deception or
subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose
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Storyline packed with political
chicanery
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4
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Duplicity
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Deceitfulness
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The president was accused of duplicity in his dealings with
Congress
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5
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Equivocate
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Use ambiguous language so as to
conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
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The government have equivocated
too often in the past
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6
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Erroneous
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Incorrect
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Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions
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7
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Ersatz
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(of a product) made or used as
substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else
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Ersatz coffee
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8
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Fallacious
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Based on a mistake or belief
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Fallacious arguments
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9
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Feigned
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Simulated or pretended; insincere
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Her eyes widened with feigned
shock
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10
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Guile
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Sly or cunning intelligence
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He used all his guile and guts to free himself from the
muddle he was in
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11
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Mendacious/
Mendacity
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Characterized by malice;
intending or intended to do harm
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He found guilty of malicious
damage
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12
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Perfidy
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The state of being deceitful and untrustworthy
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It was an example of his perfidy
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13
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Prevaricate
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Speak or act in an evasive way
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He seemed to prevaricate when
journalists asked pointed questions
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14
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Specious
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Superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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A specious argument
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15
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spurious
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Not being what it purports to be;
false or fake
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Separating authentic and spurious
claims
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