GRE vocabulary
hoax
a deceptive trick or fabrication intended to mislead people
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done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit
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the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')
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made dull and unoriginal through overuse
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Common questions
Questions about “hoax”
Hoax (noun) means a deceptive trick or fabrication intended to mislead people
Here is hoax used in an example sentence: "The viral photograph of the sea monster turned out to be an elaborate hoax."
Common synonyms for hoax include fraud, deception, ruse.
Antonyms of hoax include truth, reality, authenticity.
Hoax is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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