alex p vocab

perfidious
1. deceitful of lying
2. adjective
3. disloyal, false, and traitorous
4. The perfidious criminal kept getting his story mixed up.






Probity
1. to be honest and have integrity
2. noun
3. goodness, decency, integrity
4. The probity of the doctor let you put your trust in him.


Scrupulous
1. Having a sense of morals
2. adjective
3. conscientious, cautious, moral
4. The scrupulous girl always went to church.






Spurious
1. false or not true
2. adjective
3. false, forged, unauthentic
4. The spurious cash was easily detected.


Strategem
1. To trick someone to gain advantage
2. Noun
3. Deception; Ploy; Scheme
4. His strategem at chess was flawless.

Vocab

PERFIDIOUS
1. Being dishonest or betraying someone
2. Adj.
4. Deceit (s), Duplicity (s), Lying (s)
5.The perfidious king kept all of the treasure to himself.
PROBITY
1. Do gooder, or someone who has to do everything right.
2. Noun
4. correctness (s), scrupulousness (s), rectitude (s)
5. The probity of his actions were annoying.
SCRUPULOUS
1. Having moral values
2. Adj.
4.honorable (s), trustworthy (s), reliable (s)
5. The scrupulous pastor was admired for his actions.
SPURIOUS
1. A knock-off or something that gives a false impression
2. Adj.
4. false (s), bogus (s), fake (s)
5. The spurious arguments stirred up questions.
STRATAGEM
1. Tricking someone in order to win or get ahead
2. Noun
4. trick (s), ruse (s), ploy (s)
5. The powder puff stratagem was to win at all costs.