disingenuous

Day 30Level 2

dis-in-JEN-yoo-uhs

not sincere

lacking in frankness or sincerity

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

insincere, crafty, cunning

Antonyms:

sincere, candid, honest

Example Sentence:

Torres is now facing the consequences of his disingenuous behavior and has been banned for 1 year from playing football.

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torching

AHR-suhn

deliberate, criminal starting of fires

dress gaudily

bi-DY-zun

to dress in a tasteless or gaudy manner

unnecessarily repeat idea

bih-LEY-ber

to explain in unnecessary detail

cheat

bihlk

to cheat, especially by asking money from others

flourish

BUHR-juhn

to grow rapidly

cautious

SUHR-kuhm-spehkt

cautious, watchful