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6264974010dubiousdoubtful; of unlikely authenticity Jerry's claim that he could fly like Superman seemed dubious - we didn't believe it.0
6264987765fabricatedmade; 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
6264998374hypocrisythe 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
6265014118slanderfalse charges and malicious oral statements about someone After the radio host stated that Monica was a space alien, she sued him for slander.3
6265024001spuriousnot genuine The sportscaster made a spurious claim when he said that the San Antonio Spurs were undefeated.4
6265039395astuteshrewd; clever Kevin is financially astute; he never falls for the tricks that credit card companies play.5
6265052649clandestinesecretive The spies planned a clandestine maneuver that depended on its secrecy to work.6
6265061768coupa brilliantly executed plan It was quite a coup when I talked the salesperson into selling me this valuable cuckoo clock for five dollars.7
6265090761disingenuousnot 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
6265107740rusea crafty trick The offer for a free cruise was merely a ruse to get people to listen to their sales pitch.9
6265119785stratagem10
6265119786surreptitiously11
6265121730wary12
6265123908wily13
6265128433ambiguous14
6265131393ambivalent15
6265137543apathetic16
6265139607arbitrary17
6265142734capricious18
6265146257equivocate19
6265148449indifferent20
6265148450spontaneous21
6265150431whimsical22

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