cant

Day 14Level 3

kant

insincere talk

insincere talk ; hypocrisy

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

pretense, deceit

Antonyms:

standard

Example Sentence:

The judge dismissed the argument as the mere cant of someone desperately trying to win the case.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

faultfinding

KAP-shuhs

faultfinding ; difficult to please