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Mountebank (noun) |
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Synonyms include charlatan, con artist, flimflammer, conniver, and shyster. |
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moun·te·bank /ˈmoun(t)əˌbaNGk/ (noun) |
a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan. A doctor or swindler who claims to be an expert just to sell you a cure all. A flamboyant swindler who claims to be an expert but isn't. |
Mount a bench to sell something that doesn't work. |
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soph·ist (noun) |
One skilled in elaborate and devious argumentation,knowingly tries to sell you a counterfeit argument |
Kamala Greek root: sophomore. Again, sophos means “wise,” clever and moros means “foolish”; |
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spe·cious /ˈspēSHəs/ (adjective) |
Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious. |
Specious comes from the Latin speciosus, meaning “good looking,” which came from species, meaning “appearance.” Thus, a specious argument is one that “looks good” on the surface but isn’t sound. |
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spu·ri·ous /ˈsp(y)o͝orēəs/adjective |
Not genuine, authentic, or true; false. spurious refers to something that is false or counterfeit, including an argument or claim. not being what it purports to be; false or fake. |
Collocates are words that commonly occur together. Both speciousand spurious commonly occur with argument, reasoning, and charges, as in such phrases as specious argument and spurious charges. Collocates are words that commonly occur together. Both speciousand spurious commonly occur with argument, reasoning, and charges, as in such phrases as specious argument and spurious charges. |
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apocryphal /əˈpäkrəfəl/ adjective |
a story or claim that is false and difficult to find or find evidence for. |
Story of bigfoot. |
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er·satz /ˈerˌzäts/ (adjective) |
Describes an inferior substitute. |
Generic brand |
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skul·dug·ger·y/ˌskəlˈdəɡ(ə)rē/ (noun) |
Devious, deceitful behavior; underhanded dealings. Behavior characterized by tricking someone into something or cheating them through lies or misinformation |
Trying to sell a haunted house. |
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mach·i·na·tion/ˌmakəˈnāSHən (noun) |
Intrigues, plots, crafty schemes, or the act of plotting. a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end backstage plot. |
Poitical Devious, corrupt, and evil are other adjectives commonly found before the word machinations. |
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horn·swog·gle/ˈhôrnˌswäɡəl/ (verb) |
To swindle, cheat, or dupe. To get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception. |
A cowboy trying to lasso a cow |
