Ersatz GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈeə.zæts/ (adj) Definition made or used instead of something else which is more expensive, fake and artificial, simulated, synthetic, substitute, bogus, imitation, dummy, pseudo, false, counterfeit, spurious, sham Example If you are shopping online, one easy way to counter the purchase of fake and ersatz items is to check the authenticity…
Factitious 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 3 Factitious 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 3 /fækˈtɪʃ.əs/ (adj) false and artificial, contrived, bogus, specious, counterfeit, fraudulent, simulated, affected, unnatural, insincere, spurious, sham, pretended, phony, pseudo Factitious disorder imposed on self is a factitious disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma…
Bogus 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 Bogus 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 /ˈbəʊ.gəs/ (adj) false and unreal, spurious, fake, illegal, not genuine or true, deceptive, fraudulent, sham, counterfeit, dummy, pseudo, phony, hoax Fake and bogus cure claims are a longstanding, but neglected public health problem. Throughout recorded history, plagues…
Spurious 1100 Words You Need Spurious 1100 Words You Need Week 31 Day 1 with authentic materials and examples, synonyms, antonyms, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /ˈspjʊə.ri.əs/ (adj) false and misleading, pretending, pretentious, ostensive, ostensible, bogus, fake, forged, counterfeit, specious, imitation, inauthentic, sham, phony Arguments may be fallacious due to flaws…
Charlatan 1100 Words You Need Charlatan 1100 Words You Need Week 30 Day 4 with authentic materials, synonyms, antonyms, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /ˈʃɑː.lə.tən/ (noun) someone who pretends to have special skills, false expert, imposer, fake, fraud, swindler, quack, counterfeit, pretender, con artist, sham Any and all of these events…
Fabricate 1100 Words You Need Fabricate 1100 Words You Need /ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to invent a false story to hide the truth and deceive others, make up, concoct, dream up, trump up, cook up, contrive, counterfeit, fake, feign, produce, construct, manufacture, engineer, put together, assemble, devise: The lazy student started to fabricate a story about why…