How to spot a liar

liespotter - a person who has the ability to spot a lie

Thanks to this TED talk I am now a better liespotter.
My mum is an excellent liespotter, she always knows when I'm trying to hide the truth.


telltale - a sign, indication of something

That clue was a serious telltale so I knew right away what was going on.
Body language can be a telltale to spot a lie.

duping delight - being actually pleased with commited crime

Psychopats often smile when confessing their crimes, showing the duping delight.
A woman was smiling in duping delight evem though she killed her husband a few hours ago.

veracity - truthfullness, honesty

Veracity of those emotions was confirmed by her crying.
You seem to be lying, I don't believe in veracity of what you're saying.

Not all cultures believe in burying the dead in the ground. 

Here are 10 unique ceremonies from around the world.

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Vocabulary:

decease - the death of a person
entourage - a group of people who travel with an important person
incense - a substance that produces a pleasant smell when you burn it, used particularly in religious ceremonies

TED talk - week one: How to speak so that people want to listen

Click here to see the TED talk.

Vocabulary:

dogmatic - being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions

It is very hard to listen to someone who is being dogmatic in conversation.
She was bombarding us with her opinions as if they were facts, I hate when somebody is that dogmatic.



rummage - the act of looking for something among a group of other objects in a way that makes them untidy

Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
I'd like to have a little rummage in there with you now and just mention a few things.



cornerstone - the most important part of something that the rest depends on

This study is a cornerstone of the whole research.
Honesty might be the cornerstone of a good relationship.



hail - to call to somebody in order to say hello to them or attract their attention

She hailed us enthusiastcially when we first met.
Promise me you'll hail her if you see her, she deserves it.



timbre - the quality of sound that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument

The deep timbre of his voice sent shivers down my spine.
It is known that people vote for politicians with lower voice timbre.


prosody - the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry or in speech

The monotonous prosody of his voice made us nearly fall asleep.
People who speak all on one note are really quite hard to listen to if they don't have any prosody at all.