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What does it mean to 'gloss over' something?
What does it mean to 'gloss over' something?
- To add details that are not always true
- To deliberately avoid talking about something unpleasant (correct)
- To make something sound better than it is
- To sustain something
What is the definition of 'economical with the truth'?
What is the definition of 'economical with the truth'?
- To make something sound better than it is
- To twist or change facts, etc. so that they are no longer true
- To say things that are only partially true (used as a euphemism for 'lie') (correct)
- To tell the truth and not hide any important facts
What is the meaning of 'posthumously'?
What is the meaning of 'posthumously'?
- To twist or change facts, etc. so that they are no longer true
- After someone has died (correct)
- In such a way that the speaker's name is kept secret
- To trick someone by behaving dishonestly
