what+it+purports+to+be
21Validation — The word validation has several uses: * In common usage, validation is the process of checking if something satisfies a certain criterion. Examples would include checking if a statement is true (validity), if an appliance works as intended, if a… …
22Ancient document — An ancient document, in the law of evidence, refers to both a means of authentication for a piece of documentary evidence, and an exception to the hearsay rule.AuthenticationWith respect to authentication, an ancient document is one that may be… …
23Lothar Machtan — Ph.D., (born 1949) is a German historian, author, and professor of Modern and Current History at University of Bremen. He earned a PhD in 1978 and became a university professor in 1989. For close to thirty years, Dr. Machtan has researched German …
24sham — /sham/, n., adj., v., shammed, shamming. n. 1. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. 2. a person who shams; shammer. 3. a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow… …
25Varsey — Recorded in many forms as shown below, this is an English surname, but one of Norman French origins. It is either locational from a place in Normandy called Vesci, or it is a medieval nickname derived from the pre 7th century word envoisier,… …
26Verzey — Recorded in many forms as shown below, this is an English surname, but one of Norman French origins. It is either locational from a place in Normandy called Vesci, or it is a medieval nickname derived from the pre 7th century word envoisier,… …
27insincere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, deceptive; hypocritical, two faced; halfhearted, untrue, affected. See affectation, falsehood.Ant., honest, sincere. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deceitful, artificial, shifty, two faced*; see …
28disingenuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insincere, uncandid, deceitful, calcuLating; see dishonest 1 , hypocritical , sly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. insincere, deceitful, lying, artful, false, uncandid, dishonest, crooked, underhanded, two faced.… …
29left-handed — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, careless, gauche; see awkward 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not being what one purports to be: ambidextrous, disingenuous, insincere, mala fide. See HONEST …
30ambidextrous — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. two handed, switch hitting; adroit, skillful. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not being what one purports to be: disingenuous, insincere, left handed, mala fide. See HONEST …
