Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Kylie's Vocab

Veracity
1 to tell the truth.
2 Veracity is a noun.
3 Synonyms: honesty, integrity, credibility
4 The veracity of the boy was surreal.


Impugn
1 to doubt that something is true; false or wrong
2 Impugn is a verb.
3 Synonyms: attack, asperse, criticize
4 The impugnable story was a fib. (as an adjective)


Impeccable
1 flawless
2 Impeccable is an adjective.
3 Synonyms: unassailable, unexceptionable
4 The queen has impeccable manners.


Duplicity
1 saying one thing, but doing another; deceiving
2 Duplicity is a noun.
3 Synonyms: deception, dissimulation
Antonyms: straightforwardness
4 The boy showed duplicity when he decieved his brother by telling her there was a snake in the front yard.

Subterfuge
1 way to trick someone or hide something.
2 Subterfuge is a noun.
3 Synonyms: deception, scheme, trick
4 Her subterfuge worked just as she had planned.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Good job, Kylie!
30/30