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WorksheetsLying Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
moral
standard used in judging
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
not conforming to accepted standards of morality
to weaken
Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability
precarious
agonizing
nuanced
ubiquitous
swindle
In an opposite manner; in an altogether different way
showing emotion based on sensitivity towards others
lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.
to cheat out of money or property
present or existing everywhere
ubiquitous
implicit
explicit
tenable
lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.
criterion
immoral
variability
trivial
agonizing
very painful
tenable
capable of being held or defended
preserve
to keep safe from harm
nuanced
having subtle differences in meaning
detrimental
harmful; damaging
done for a good or legitimate reason
trivial
justified
empathic
motive
reprimand
(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
sophisticated
complex or intricate
implicit
not directly stated
explicit
Clearly and directly expressed; leaving nothing implied
preemptively
Done to prevent something
criterion
a reason for doing something. The Why
harmful; damaging
position from which there is a clear-cut right or wrong response for every ethical decision
standard used in judging
An (a) position is one in which there is a (b) right or wrong answer
The (a) is the reason why a person lies, and the (b) is the when or the circumstances surrounding the lie.
prosocial lie
acting in ways that tend to benefit others
against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group
showing emotion based on sensitivity towards others
kindness, generosity, charity
Which would be a TRIVIAL lie?
lying to your parents about where you are going
telling the Nazis that Anne Frank is not in your attic
telling a friend they look nice even if you don't think that
telling someone that you will invest their money, but instead stealing it
empathic
showing emotion based on sensitivity towards others
antisocial
against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group
benevolence
kindness, generosity, charity
conversely
In an opposite manner; in an altogether different way
undermine
to weaken
movement from one thing to another; transition
variability
preemptively
segue
conversely
