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Read the sentence and use antonym context clues to determine the definition of mendacious. Although the boy claimed that he never lied, I had never met anyone so mendacious. What is the definition of mendacious?

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dishonest i hope this helps i am working on it now

The most likely meaning of the word 'mendacious' using antonym as the context clue would be:

- Dishonest(Untruthful)

  • 'Context clues' are described as the hints that surround an unfamiliar word in order to signal its meaning.
  • These may be in the form of antonyms, differentiation, comparisons, synonyms, etc.
  • In the given line, the antonym 'never lied' signals that the word mendacious denotes something or someone 'untruthful, lier, or false.'
  • Thus, it allows the readers to derive the meaning of the unknown word in the sentence.

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