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Mendacious

habitually lying or being deceptive; often characterized by untruthfulness

Glib

speaking in a smooth or easy manner, often without thought

Hent

to seize something

Veridical

truthful or veracious

Veracious

habitually speaking the truth or being honest in one’s statements or actions

Quackery

chalartanism; falsely claiming to have special knowledge, skills, or expertise in a specific field

Perjurious

the act of lying under oath

Mala fide

in bad faith; dishonest intentions or motives

Dysphoria

a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction; the semantic opposite of euphoria

Svelte

skinny(1) or sophisticated(2)

Debonair

charming, confident, and well-dressed(1) or nonchalant(2)

Floccinaucinihipilification

the act of estimating something as worthless

Aporia

a state of puzzlement or perplexity

Corpulent

large and bulky of body

Petrichor

the pleasant, earthy scent in the air when rain falls on dry soil or rock

Agelast

a person who never laughs

Overmorrow

the day after tomorrow

Apricity

the warmth of the sun in winter

Clinomania

the overwhelming desire to stay in bed; dysania

Dysania

the abnormal desire to stay in bed; clinomania

Sonder

the realization that each person is living a life as full and real as your own

Biblioklept

a person who steals books

Ultracrepidarian

someone who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside of their area of expertise

Quixotic

unrealistically optimistic; characterized by impractical idealism or extravagant chivalry and romantic imagination

Adiaphorous

doing neither good nor harm; neutral or indifferent

Metanoia

a profound, usually spiritual transformation; conversion, specially a change in one’s heart or mind.

Laodicean

lukewarm or indifferent; adiaphorous

Cacoethes

an irresistible urge to do something wrong; mania

Vaticinate

to predict or prophesy future events

Mephitic

offensive to the smell; a bad odor