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English 19 Public

Vocabulary practice

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own up to

to admit that you have done something wrong

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distort

to change something so that it is false or wrong, or no longer means what it was intended to mean

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fib

to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm

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mislead

to cause someone to believe something that is not true

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pass sb/sth off as

to pretend that something is a particular thing when it is not

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swear

o promise or say firmly that you are telling the truth or that you will do something or behave in a particular way

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hypocritical

saying that you have particular moral beliefs but behaving in a way that shows these are not sincere

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unethical

not morally acceptable

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biased

showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions

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devious

using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose

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exaggerate

to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

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commit perjury

the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth

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con sb out of money

to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions

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a white lie

a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth

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forgery

an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies:

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home truth

a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells you

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