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Vocabulary 19 + 20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | doubtful; of questionable origin, authorship, or authenticity; false |
| bona fide | authentic; genuine; done in good faith without any attempt to deceive; sincere |
| candor | honesty, frankness, openness |
| cant | special vocabulary of a sect, group, or profession |
| charlatan | a person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability; a quack; a fraud |
| chicanery | a deception by trickery |
| feign | to pretend or fake |
| insidious | working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy way; secretly harmful |
| rectutude | moral uprightness; righteousness |
| veritable | real or genuine; actual |
| accrue | to increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth |
| arbiter | a person chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue; a person who has the power to judge at will |
| audit | to examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of; a review of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy |
| cartel | a group of independent businesses formed to control production, pricing, and marketing of goods |
| collateral | property that is pledged as security for a loan if the loan is not repaid, the property is taken |
| commodity | an item of trade or commerce; something or someone valuable and useful |
| conglomerate | to form or gather into a mass or whole |
| liquidate | to settle a debt, claim, or other obligation by selling property or goods; to convert assets into cash |
| lucrative | producing wealth; profitable |
| security | a document showing ownership or something owed; a stock or bond |