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fallax

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfæləks

Definitions

cavillation; petty criticism

obsolete

Examples

“First, after the sum of my fourth book, collected as pleaseth you, at the first dash you begin⟳ with an untrue report⟳, joined to a subtle deceit or fallax, saying that my chief purpose that evil men receive⟳ not the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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