Deceptive and Venal

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Deceptive adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.

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Venal and deceptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Venal" instead an adjective "Deceptive".

Nearby Words: deceive, deception, deceit, deceptively

Venal adjective - Open to improper influence and especially bribery.

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Deceptive and venal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deceptive" instead an adjective "Venal".

Nearby Words: venality, venation, vena

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