Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Anthony's Vocab

Veracity- having a deep connection to the truth
POS: Noun
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Sentence:
The way in which the story was told lacked much veracity.
Related Words: Accuracy, truthfulness, correctness

Impugn- to attack with words
POS: transitive verb
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamluke/312589554/
Sentence:
He was commanded to attack not only with weapons but also impugn.
Related Words: assault, bombard, attack

Impeccable- being able to say you are without fault
POS: adjective
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Sentence:
His timing was impeccable.
Related Words: flawless, perfect,

Duplicity- having more than one distinct thought, action, speech
POS: Noun
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Sentence:
Her intentions were full of duplicity.
Related Words: deceptive, contradictory, twofold

Subterfuge- a deceptive way to escape or avoid something
POS: Noun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaildelderfield/354795149/
Sentence:
His subterfuge worked perfectly.
Related Words: deception, fraud, trickery

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Anthony,
Make sure you are using "impugn" as a verb (Transitive). It needs an object. "...but also to impugn..." their testimony about weapons of mass destruction.
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