fabricate
to make up something false in order to deceive
Fabricate in a sentence
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Under pressure, the witness began to fabricate an alibi that quickly fell apart.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.
More GRE words starting with F
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
artificially produced or contrived rather than genuine or natural
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