Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Words to Ponder 3

Adulterate (verb) = to make impure by adding inferior substance

Reluctant (adj)= not so sure of something

I'm reluctant to buy milk products of other brands, I have no knowledge about, because of the fear that it might be adulterated with melamine.

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Facade (noun) = outward appearance

Perfidious (adj) = not faithful; treacherous; deceitful

Be careful of a winsome facade for it might be hiding a perfidious beast.

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Prevaricate (verb ) = lie

Spurious (adj) = fake

Mrs. Morris keeps on prevaricating about her real status in life by frequently wearing spurious jewelry.

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Beguile (verb) = to deceive; to cheat; to mislead

Devious (adj) = dishonest

I was beguiled by the devious marketers into buying the products they were selling.

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Connive (verb) = to get together to do wrong

Contrive (verb) = to plot

They connived to contrive the murder of the king

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