GRE vocabulary
fallacy
a mistaken belief or flaw in reasoning
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to make up something false in order to deceive
fabrication
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
fabulist
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
facetious
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
facile
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
facilitate
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
faction
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
factious
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
Common questions
Questions about “fallacy”
Fallacy (noun) means a mistaken belief or flaw in reasoning
Here is fallacy used in an example sentence: "It is a common fallacy that lightning never strikes the same place twice."
Common synonyms for fallacy include misconception, delusion, error.
Antonyms of fallacy include truth, fact, verity.
Fallacy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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