Monday, January 22, 2007

long lost word of the day

mendacious

Pronunciation: men-'dA-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin mendac-, mendax -- more at AMEND
: given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth (mendacious tales of his adventures)

synonym see DISHONEST

With new feature: I use it in a sentence!

The Bush administration is so mendacious, it is difficult to believe any statements they release.

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