Vocabulary Lesson 2 (Honesty and Deception)

to depict falsely: to misrepresent

• belie

• clandestine

• disingenuous

• dissemble

kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illegal or improper purpose

• belie

• clandestine

• disingenuous

• dissemble

pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; insincere or calculating; not telling the whole truth

• belie

• clandestine

• disingenuous

• dissemble

to disguise or conceal one's feelings or motives behind a false appearance

• belie

• clandestine

• disingenuous

• dissemble

direct; with complete disclosure and honesty; without evasion

• forthright

• nefarious

• perfidious

• probity

openly or notoriously wicked; infamous

• forthright

• nefarious

• perfidious

• probity

disloyal; treacherous

• forthright

• nefarious

• perfidious

• probity

complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

• forthright

• nefarious

• perfidious

• probity

having strict principles; acting in strict regard for what is right and proper

• scrupulous

• spurious

• perfidious

• probity

not genuine; lacking authenticity or validity; false

• scrupulous

• spurious

• perfidious

• probity