GRE Word List
MENDACIOUS
given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
The meaning of the word mendacious is given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |