du plI sih ti noun deceitful speech or action. She was more hurt by her husband’s duplicity–his lying and covering up–than she was by his desire for a divorce.
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grimace
grI məs noun a twisting of the face to show pain, disgust, or anger. He took a sip of the medicine with a grimace. intransitive verb to make a grimace. She grimaced…
antic
aen tihk noun (usu. pl.) playful or funny actions; pranks. The clown’s antics made the audience roar with laughter. See full entry
grandstand
graend staend noun the rows of seats for spectators at a sports stadium, racetrack, or the like; often, a roofed section of the stands. The grandstands are sold out for the championship…
cower
kaU ər intransitive verb to crouch or cringe in fear. The boy cowered before his angry father.