| Term | Definition |
| apocryphal | (adj) Of doubtful authorship or authenticity. |
| bona fide | (adj) Done or made in good faith; sincere. Authentic; genuine. |
| candor | (n) Frankness of expression; straightforwardness |
| cant | (n) Insincerely pious language. the use of trite, conventional, and unexamined statements and ideas. |
| charlatan | (n) A person who pretends to posses skill or knowledge; quack |
| chicanery | (n) Deception by trickery. A trick. |
| feign | (v) To give a false appearance of. to represent falsely; pretend to. |
| insidious | (adj) Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner. Intended to entrap; treacherous. Alluring but harmful. |
| rectitude | (n) Moral uprightness; righteousness. |
| veritable | (adj) Unquestionable; true. |