{"id":20815,"date":"2026-03-13T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20815"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:13:41","slug":"words-seldom-seen-mendacious-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20815","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Mendacious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"20816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772300310&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005350454788657&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5233 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5233-2-scaled.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mendacious<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjective: Habitually lying, or reporting untruths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: President Trump has often been mendacious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/mendacious\">Pronunciation <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo is of the Superstition Mountains in the late afternoon. It is a great hiking spot in the mornings and it turns out a great spot for bridal and family photos during the golden hour. When we were there we counted more than ten groups taking photos with professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mendacious Adjective: Habitually lying, or reporting untruths. Example: President Trump has often been mendacious. 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