April Fools! Can You Unmask These Tricky Words?

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April Fools might be the most interesting day of the year. Everyone’s on a pranking spree, and you have to keep your head on a swivel or you’ll be made a fool! Even large companies get in on the fun sometimes to keep things loose. Remember Google Nose, when they said they’d invented a way to smell items on your screen? Yeah, I smelled my computer screen, and it didn’t smell like a flower…

These words can be used in a joking situation or to deceive, so it’s important to know these and get ready for next year. You wouldn’t want to be bamboozled by somebody and not even be aware of it! Take the quiz!

What is the meaning of "antic"?
ludicrously odd
ancient
for ants

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What is the meaning of "bamboozle"?
lie to someone
conceal one's true motives from
joke about everything

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What is the meaning of "bluff"?
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
very muscular
joke about everything

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What is the meaning of "buffoon"?
a physical trainer
a breed of monkeys
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

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What is the meaning of "cozen"?
be dishonest with
make someone comfortable
honestly lie to someone

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What is the meaning of "cunning"?
showing inventiveness and skill
showing humorous traits
often producing jokes

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What is the meaning of "delude"?
be honest with
be dishonest with
promote honestly

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What is the meaning of "dupe"?
fool or hoax
award
dark joke

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What is the meaning of "gullible"?
fast learner
easily understanding
naive and easily deceived

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What is the meaning of "hoax"?
something intended to deceive
something intended to promote honesty
to jokingly lie to someone

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What is the meaning of "hoodwink"?
influenced by jokes
influence by slyness
cooperate with

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What is the meaning of "hornswoggle"?
use horns to extort
swindle or deprive of by deceit
person that tells devilish jokes

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What is the meaning of "idiot"?
a person of subnormal intelligence
a person that doesn't fit in
a person with no sense of humor

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What is the meaning of "jest"?
activity that doesn't involve humor
involving dark jokes
activity characterized by good humor

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What is the meaning of "mendacious"?
true
intentionally untrue
unintentionally untrue

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What is the meaning of "prank"?
a practical joke
a joke about work
a type of plank

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What is the meaning of "quip"?
a witty saying
a stupid saying
a bad joke

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What is the meaning of "risible"?
able to rise
unfunny
arousing or provoking laughter

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What is the meaning of "snooker"?
make an unfunny joke
fool or dupe
play snooker

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What is the meaning of "swindle"?
to swing
deprive of by deceit
to change sides

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