VFA Lessons 19-20

Here are the definitions of the words from Lesson 19 and Lesson 20 for AP Language and Composition:

Apocryphal – (adj.) Of doubtful authenticity or origin; fictitious.
Bona fide – (adj.) Genuine; authentic; made or done in good faith.
Candor – (n.) Honesty, frankness, or sincerity of expression.
Cant – (n.) Hypocritical or sanctimonious talk, especially of a moral or religious nature; jargon or specialized language of a group.
Charlatan – (n.) A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skills; a fraud or imposter.
Chicanery – (n.) Deception or trickery, especially through clever or dishonest reasoning.
Feign – (v.) To pretend or give a false appearance of something.
Insidious – (adj.) Subtly harmful or deceptive; gradually causing damage.
Rectitude – (n.) Moral uprightness; righteousness.
Veritable – (adj.) Real, true, or genuine; often used to emphasize something.

Accrue – (v.) To accumulate or increase over time, especially in financial matters.
Arbiter – (n.) A person who has the power to judge or decide a matter; an authoritative figure in a dispute.
Audit – (n./v.) A formal examination of financial records; to conduct such an examination.
Cartel – (n.) A group of companies or organizations that collude to control prices and limit competition.
Collateral – (n.) Something pledged as security for a loan; (adj.) Secondary or indirect.
Commodity – (n.) A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold.
Conglomerate – (n.) A large corporation made up of diverse companies; (v.) To form into a whole.
Liquidate – (v.) To sell off assets to convert them into cash; to settle debts.
Lucrative – (adj.) Profitable or financially rewarding.
Security – (n.) A financial instrument representing value (e.g., stocks, bonds); safety or protection.

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