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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| untruth | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| fallacy | /xx | Noun |
| deceit | x/ | Noun |
| lying | /x | Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| white lie | // | Name, Name |
| deceiving | x/x | Verb |
| fake news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fake | / | Noun |
| fable | /x | Noun |
| canard | x/ | Noun |
| color | /x | Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| trash | / | Noun |
| calumny | /xx | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb |
| blind | / | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| falsification | xxx/x | Noun |
| pretext | /x | Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| artifice | /xx | Noun |
| empty words | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| dirty trick | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| fudge | / | Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| sham | / | Noun |
| cheating | /x | Noun |
| hearsay | /x | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| slander | /x | Noun |
| perfidy | /xx | Noun |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| exact science | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| counterfeit | /xx | Noun |
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| too little, too late | //x// | Phrase |
| mess | / | Noun |
| sophistry | x/x | Noun |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| conspiracy theory | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| mixed feelings | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| benefit of the doubt | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| traduction | x/x | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| underreporting | /xx/x | Noun |
| waffle | /x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| travesty | /xx | Noun |
| faux pas | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| aberration | xx/x | Noun |
| damage | /x | Noun |
| false economy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| duff | / | Noun |
| infidel | /xx | Noun |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| mock | / | Adjective |
| flip side | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
