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Mendacious is an adjective which describes a noun. Its synomyms include:

deceitful;  deceptive;  erroneous;  false;  fake;  fraudulent;  insincere;  untrue;  wrong

Here are more examples of use:

1. Mendacious people always hide the truth.

2. He is always straightforward and honest; He could not be mendacious even if he wanted to.

3. Mendacious news is an attempt to discriminate against people.

4. To achieve those lofty goals, their methods were often mendacious.

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Surfeit describes a condition that is in excess of something; something too large in amount.

Examples:

1. When we visit a Malaysian food court, there is a surfeit of choice.
2. When there is a surfeit of farm produce, the price of vegetable falls.

During this pandemic, do you find you have a surfeit of anything? Tell us what it is.

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Pellucid means clear and easy to understand.

Examples:

1. The instructions given were pellucid and everyone understood each party’s responsibilities.

2. When the Finance Minister broadcast his budget plan for the country, he revealed a pellucid plan that was clearly outlined.

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Incommunicado describes someone who is not communicating with others, whether by choice or by something outside their control.

Examples:

1. The hurricane left much of the island incommunicado.

2. The lawyer will be incommunicado for the rest of the day because he wants to prepare for his case tomorrow.

3. The prisoner was held incommunicado for 2 weeks.

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