6264974010 | dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity Jerry's claim that he could fly like Superman seemed dubious - we didn't believe it. | 0 | |
6264987765 | fabricated | made; concocted to deceive Fabio fabricated the story that he used to play the drums for Metallica; he had never actually held drumsticks in his life. | 1 | |
6264998374 | hypocrisy | the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity People who claim to be vegetarian but eat chicken and fish are guilty of hypocrisy. | 2 | |
6265014118 | slander | false charges and malicious oral statements about someone After the radio host stated that Monica was a space alien, she sued him for slander. | 3 | |
6265024001 | spurious | not genuine The sportscaster made a spurious claim when he said that the San Antonio Spurs were undefeated. | 4 | |
6265039395 | astute | shrewd; clever Kevin is financially astute; he never falls for the tricks that credit card companies play. | 5 | |
6265052649 | clandestine | secretive The spies planned a clandestine maneuver that depended on its secrecy to work. | 6 | |
6265061768 | coup | a brilliantly executed plan It was quite a coup when I talked the salesperson into selling me this valuable cuckoo clock for five dollars. | 7 | |
6265090761 | disingenuous | not straightforward; crafty Mr. Gelman was rather disingenuous; although he seemed to be simply asking about your health, he was really trying to figure out why you were absent. | 8 | |
6265107740 | ruse | a crafty trick The offer for a free cruise was merely a ruse to get people to listen to their sales pitch. | 9 | |
6265119785 | stratagem | 10 | ||
6265119786 | surreptitiously | 11 | ||
6265121730 | wary | 12 | ||
6265123908 | wily | 13 | ||
6265128433 | ambiguous | 14 | ||
6265131393 | ambivalent | 15 | ||
6265137543 | apathetic | 16 | ||
6265139607 | arbitrary | 17 | ||
6265142734 | capricious | 18 | ||
6265146257 | equivocate | 19 | ||
6265148449 | indifferent | 20 | ||
6265148450 | spontaneous | 21 | ||
6265150431 | whimsical | 22 |
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