AP Language Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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