Truth and lies vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What G is malicious talk about other people (noun)?

gossip

What Hs do you tell when someone needs to realise some unpleasant facts about themselves (noun, plural)?

home truths

What S means to make something more widely known and is often used with Rs in question 15 (verb)?

spread

What P is lying under 0 (noun)?

perjury

What Ts are stories which you tell the teacher to get others into trouble (noun)?

tell tales

What H is an elaborate attempt to make people believe something that isn't true (noun)?

hoax

What F is a document, painting or bank note which is not real, but intended to deceive people (noun)?

forgery

What F is a small, unimportant lie (noun)?

fib

What G means to escape without punishment (phrasal verb)?

get away with

What T means that you have been lied to and deceived by someone else (phrasal verb)?

taken in

What W is the colour of lies which are told to protect people or avoid harm (adjective)?

white

19 What T means to make a formal statement in a court of law (verb)?

testify

What 0 is a formal and serious promise you take, e.g. in a court of law (noun)?

oath

What Rs are pieces of information being passed around which may or may not be true (noun, plural)?

rumours

What E means you make something much bigger or more important than it really is (verb)?

exaggerate

What C means to be unfaithful to your partner (phrasal verb)?

cheat on (your partner)

What B means false, or intended to deceive people (adjective)?

bogus

What E is the reason people give for having done something wrong (noun)?

excuse

2 What B is how you speak if you tell the truth even if it upsets others (adverb)?

bluntly

What C means to get money by telling people something which is false (verb)?

conning people