The criminal gave a completely _____ account of where he'd been at the time of the robbery.
fictitious
factless
non-truthful
frictional
I told a small ___ about where I'd been so I didn't get into trouble.
flub
fib
blob
flab
Once I got really bad sun burn-I had a really high fever for about 3 hours and I started to _____
conjugate
hallucinate
deliberate
illustrate
He gives the ___ that he loves his job, but I'm not so sure.
sense
impression
meaning
idea
Susan said she had never spent time in prison, but I knew she was lying _____
down her nose
from ear to ear
through her teeth
on the tip of her tongue
I read an article about a dress that changed colour, but I think it was really an optical_________
fantasy
illusion
image
reality
The politician was accused of being ________ with the truth.
financial
grammatical
theatrical
economical
I'm not the sort of person who is ______ by people easily. I always know when I am being lied to.
taken out
taken on
taken up
taken in
Psychologists have ___ out that young children who tell ____ lies are far more likely to be successful in the future.
shown/ realistic
indicated/ believable
pointed/ convincing
made/ authentic
She told us another client had made her a better offer, but I think she was _____.
shuffling
snuffing
fluffing
bluffing
A friend of mine used to _____ his mum's signature to get out of participating in sports classes.
print
deceive
barge
forge
What you read in that newspaper should be taken with a ______.
bunch of salt
handful of salt
spoonful of salt
pinch of salt
The suspect was accused of _____ a police officer, after trying to steal a patrol car.
implying
impersonalising
impressing
impersonating
Ever since the first official moon landing in 1969, conspiracy theorists have argued that the whole event was an elaborate _____
hack
hoax
fraud
delusion
After such a great holiday, it's so hard to come back to _____
reality
realisation
real estate
realism
Her husband said he had been working late every night, but she began to smell a ____
cat
bat
fish
rat
