Jest 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /dʒest/ (noun & verb) Noun: a joke or something similar that is said or done to amuse people, witticism, funny remark, gag, prank, hoax, canard, quip Verb: to amuse people by telling a joke or doing something funny, kid, joke, quip, clown, tease Many a true word is…
Deceive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 Deceive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 /dɪˈsiːv/ (verb) to play a trick on someone and persuade them that something false is true, betray, cheat, defraud, swindle, mislead, delude, hoax, beguile, outwit, outfox, trick, take in, lie to, con, misinform, dupe In life, the deepest wounds are commonly…
Canard 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 2 /ˈkæn.ɑːd/ (noun) a deliberately false rumor or report, misrepresentation, hoax, false information, fabricated report, groundless rumor, falsehood, artifice ‘Cartoon’ doesn’t mean that the underlying thing being caricatured is fake or unimportant. Quite to the contrary, most cartoons are built around really emotionally charged truths. And that…
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…
Hoax 1100 Words You Need Hoax 1100 Words You Need /həʊks/ (noun & verb) Noun: the act of tricking people into believing that something is real while it is not true, deceiving people that there is a source of danger when it’s not true, practical joke, swindle, deception, ruse, prank, fraud Verb: to deceive, con,…