Duplicity

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.