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unit 4
honesty and pretense
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General Vocab
6th Grade
09/12/2016

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Term
apparent
Definition

adjective

 

a.) easily understood or seen; clear.

b.) Seemingly plain to see, but not necessarily so.

 

In professional basketball great height is an apparent advantage.

Term
bluff
Definition

verb

To mislead or fool by boasting.

noun

The act of misleading by pretense.

 

Posing as a visiting general, the spy bluffed his way past the security guard.

Term
ethical
Definition

adjective

a.) Right or proper; moral.

b.) Following accepted rules of behavior; especially professional standards.

 

It may be legal to profit from someone's bad luck, but is it ethical?

Term
fabricate
Definition

verb

 

a.) to make up in order to deceive

b.) to make, build or manufacture.

 

I stood by speechless as Bonnie fabricated a story about why we were late.

Term
frank
Definition

adjective

open and sincere; to the point.

 

Sometimes it is hard for friends to have frank discussions without hurting each other's feelings.

Term
genuine
Definition

adjective

a.) actual; not copied or faked.

 

The jewler frowned and said, "This diamond ia as genuine as a three-dollar bill.

Term
impartial
Definition

adjective

Fair-minded; without predjudice.

Term
impartial
Definition

adjective

Fair-minded; without predjudice.

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