5th box -Flashcards

(n.) deceitful, cunning, sly behavior (Because of his great guile, the politician was able to survive scandal after scandal.)

(adj.) having a lying, false character (The mendacious content of the tabloid magazines is at least entertaining.)

(adj.) fictitious, false, wrong (Because I am standing before you, it seems obvious that the stories circulating about my demise were apocryphal.)

(adj.) advocating principles of liberty and free will (The dissatisfied subjects overthrew the monarch and replaced him with a libertarian ruler who respected their democratic principles.)