Thursday, October 11, 2007

Ryder's vocab.....

Veracity
Definition: truthful, power to tell/process truth
POS: noun
Related Words: authenticity, sincereness, truth
Sentence: The veracity of politicians is questioned by many people each and every day.
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Impugn
Definition: challenging something as false or lacking integrity
POS: transitive verb
Related Words: accuse, blame, indict
Sentence: Winston Smith impugned what O'Brien told him about 2+2=5.
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Impeccable
Definition: not capable of sinning (cannot tell lies)
POS: adjective
Related Words: flawless, immaculate, unsullied
Sentence: People must be impeccable when sitting on the stand during a trial.
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Duplicity
Definition: doubleness of thought, speech, or action
POS: noun
Related Words: double-minded, disloyalty, fraudulence
Sentence: The duplicity of man is brought forth heavily in the book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Subterfuge
Definition: deception in order to conceal, escape, or evade
POS: noun
Related Words: dodge, deception, trick
Sentence: The small cabin in the woods was used by the bank robber as a place to seek peaceful subterfuge.
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1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Ryder,
Love grading your vocab! GREAT job using references to 1984 and J&H (+2)
32/30