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English III Vocab
Lesson 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apocryphal | Doubtful; or questionable origin, authorship, or authenticity False; Fictitious or erroneous |
| Bona Fide | Authentic; Genuine; not counterfeit or copied Done in good faith without any attempt to deceive; sincere |
| Candor | Honesty, Frankness, or sincerity of expression; openness |
| Cant | Hypocritically moralistic language Monotonous speech filled with platitudes The special vocabulary of a sect, group, or profession; jargon |
| Charlatan | Known for its quack A person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability; a quack or fraud |
| Chicanery | A deception by trickery; a trick |
| Feign | To pretend or represent falsely |
| Insidious | Working or spreading harmfuly in a subtle or stealthy way Beguiling or alluring but secretly harmful; treacherous |
| Rectitude | Moral uprightness; righteousness |
| veritable | Real or genuine; actual |