Words & Expressions
1. hoax, noun. a. a false warning about something dangerous; b. an attempt to make people believe something that is not true
--a bomb hoax
--hoax calls (=telephone calls giving false information)to the police
an elaborate hoax
--Upon further research and analysis, we're leaning towards believing this is indeed an elaborate hoax.
2. deception, the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true→deceive
--She didn’t have the courage to admit to her deception.
--He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.
3. indulge, a. to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you.
indulge in
--Most of us were too busy to indulge in heavy lunchtime drinking.
--Eva had never been one to indulge in self-pity.
indulge yourself
--Even if you’re dieting, you can indulge yourself(=eat what you want)once in a while.
--Ray has enough money to indulge his taste for expensive wines.
4. remonstrate, to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done
remonstrate with
The manager remonstrated angrily with the referee.
5. dress up, to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone
dress up as
He went to the party dressed up as a Chicago gangster.
dress up in
I keep a box of old clothes for the children to dress up in.
dress somebody? up
--We dressed him up as a gorilla
Sentences:
Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
