Utahna Faith
Refuse all fault, burden's contemptuous proof;
truth belies casual excoriation;
inaction insults apology;
lack of defense withheld, omissive denial;
dis-incrimination, disregard, contemptuous silence, mute omission.
for UF
Hairs which have most amused me have not been in the face or head, but on the back, and not in men but children, as I long ago observed in that endemial distemper of little children in Languedock, called the Morgellons, wherein they critically break out with harsh hairs on their backs, which takes off the unquiet symptoms of the disease, and delivers them from coughs and convulsions.
make believe with the intent to deceive
She believes nothing and lies and dissembles casually.New York Times (Sep 24, 2016)
Dissemble sounds like taking something apart, as if someone has said “disassemble” very fast. But rather than taking something apart, you can think of dissemble as constructing something, like a costume or a mask to hide one’s true self. The dissembler builds a disguise, either of fabric or words to conceal that which they don’t want exposed.
deceit
a misleading falsehood
He displays “extreme narcissism,” the author argues, and he lies compulsively, with deceit as “an ingrained way of life.”Washington Post (Apr 13, 2017)
Deceit comes from Latin decipere, which means “to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat.” Every lie is, in one way or another, an attempt to ensnare someone in a story, to beguile them into believing you. To practice deceit is to mislead, and it gets to the core of what lying is all about.
duplicity
a fraudulent representation
The mission of a news organization is to record accurately the course of events, including patterns of deception and duplicity.Washington Post (Dec 23, 2016)
Duplicity comes from a Latin root that means “double” and this is another very popular characterization of the liar — they are presenting two very different selves to the world, and it becomes immediately unclear which of the two, if any, can be trusted.
deception
a misleading falsehood
The most fascinating element of the story is watching a daring act of deception coalesce into the solid-seeming shape of history.Washington Post (May 8, 2017)
fabrication
a deliberately false or improbable account
About a third of allegations of plagiarism, fabrication, piracy and misconduct were upheld.BBC (Mar 26, 2017)
subterfuge
something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
Why do you believe that subterfuge and dishonesty are appropriate tactics to use on your wife?Slate (May 1, 2017)
This word emphasizes the skill of the liar. To practice subterfuge one must be slick and stealthy, easily avoiding capture by the people you just “put one over on” who are now chasing you. If a student cheats on a test by writing the answers on their hand, it's not subterfuge. A conspiracy to supply an entire class with all the answers to all the tests for the semester is closer to subterfuge.
fudge
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
Physically, teams will also get to see how much a player’s college fudged height and weight numbers.Washington Times (Feb 27, 2017)
You can fudge your height or weight on a form, or fudge your way through a pop quiz when you didn't do all the reading the night before, but you can't fudge your testimony in a court of law when you are under oath. The word for that is perjury.
