Sunday, October 7, 2007

Brandon's Vocab

Veracity
1. Correctness or accuracy
2. Truth in speech
3. Truthfulness

Part of Speech
Veracity is a noun.
Picture:
http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/images/humor-whole-truth.jpg

Synonyms
Accuracy, credibility, and correctness.
Sentence: The veracity of his story was questioned.

Impugn
1. Challange a person's speech
2. Challange accuracy of story
3. Show as wrong or false

Part of Speech
Impugn is a verb.
Picture:
http://content.perspicuity.com/images/cartoons/prove.jpg

Synonyms
Assail, attack, and challange.
Sentence: The argument was meant to impugn the teacher's opion.

Impeccable
1. Faultless
2. Flawless

Part of Speech
Impeccable is an adjective
Picture:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/rba/lowres/rban20l.jpg

Synonyms
Accurate, correct, and exact
Sentence: The man's plan was impeccable.

Duplicity
1. Double minded
2. Acting one way talking another way
3. double state of deciet.

Part of Speech
Duplicity is a noun
Picture:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/hsc0692l.jpg

Synonyms
Cunning, deciet, and dirty trick.
Sentence: The duplicity that was portrayed by the man fooled his friends.

Subterfuge
1. Get around a rule
2. Bypass the law
3. Hide something

Part of Speech
Subterfuge is a noun.
Picture:
http://healthlawblog.blogspot.com/kirk.jpg

Synonyms
Dodge, maneuver, and ruse.
Sentecne: The man used subterfuge to get out of his jail sentence.