DUPLICITY
Pronounced:
Dew-plis-sit-tee
Synonyms:
Deceptive; deceit; sneaky
Definition:
Telling lies or double
speaking.
Sentence:
Your duplicity is obvious
because I can tell you are lying.
Memory Trick:
Dup - licit - ty
Dup (reminds of) dupe or to
trick someone
Licit (reminds of) illicit or
illegal
You trick someone in an
illegal way, when you lie.
DUPE - ILLICIT
Question: I give you a thousand dollars. You aggrandize it
and give it back to me. Am I happy?
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Answer: Yes.
You give me more. Aggrandize means to make bigger.
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