Thursday, October 11, 2007

Brianna's Vocab


veracity

Definition: truth, honesty
POS: Noun
Related Words: authenticity, accuracy
Sentence: The young girl swore her veracity to the police in the station.

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impugn

Definition: Challenging something said to be truthful
POS: Verb
Related Words: confront, challenge, avoid (a)
Sentence: The student impugned the teachers statement.

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impeccable
Definition: unable to do wrong or bad
POS: Adjective
Related Words: perfect, flawless, faultless
Sentence: The fashion designer had impeccable taste when it came to clothing.

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duplicity

Definition: Speaking or acting in two different ways
POS: Noun
Related Words: contradiction, negation,
Sentence: The hypocrite acted with much duplicity.

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subterfuge

Definition: trick or plan to escape a rule
POS: Noun
Related Words: trick, ploy, ruse
Sentence: The robber devised a subterfuge to overcome the law.

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