GRE words about deception flashcards
This study set provides GRE vocabulary words related to deception, including terms that describe dishonesty, trickery, and misrepresentation. Ideal for students preparing for the GRE and looking to enhance their vocabulary in a specific context.
Quiz(20 questions)
1. What does 'duplicity' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(20)
Deceptive Actions(10)
cozen
to deceive or trick someone
duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct
legerdemain
sleight of hand; trickery
prevaricate
to speak or act in an evasive way
subterfuge
deceit used in order to achieve one's goal
mislead
to lead someone in the wrong direction
chicanery
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
dissemble
to conceal one's true motives or feelings
beguile
to charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way
insinuate
to suggest or hint at something bad in an indirect way
Disguised Intentions(10)
Duplicity
Deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing.
Insidious
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
Subterfuge
Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
Pretext
A reason given to justify an action, which is not the actual reason.
Dissemble
To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
Cloak-and-dagger
Involving secret or mysterious activities, often related to espionage.
Machiavellian
Characterized by cunning or scheming, especially in politics.
Feign
To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.
Facade
An outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality.
Smoke and mirrors
Deceptive or misleading actions or explanations.
Questions in this Study Set(20)
1. What does 'duplicity' mean?
2. What does 'cozen' mean?
3. Which word means 'a reason given to justify an action, which is not the actual reason'?
4. Which word means 'deceitfulness in speech or conduct'?
5. 'Insidious' can best be described as:
6. What does 'legerdemain' mean?
7. What does 'dissemble' mean?
8. Which word describes 'to speak or act in an evasive way'?
9. Which term describes actions that are secretive or mysterious, often related to espionage?
10. What does 'subterfuge' mean?
11. 'Facade' refers to which of the following?
12. Which word means 'to lead someone in the wrong direction'?
13. What does it mean to 'feign'?
14. What does 'chicanery' refer to?
15. Which term is defined as 'deceit used to achieve one's goal'?
16. Which word describes 'to conceal one's true motives or feelings'?
17. 'Machiavellian' is characterized by what?
18. What does 'beguile' mean?
19. Which expression means 'deceptive or misleading actions'?
20. Which word means 'to suggest or hint at something bad in an indirect way'?
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