Root: fab, fam, fat, fes

Meaning: speak, say, reputation

 

1. fable : short story with animal characters that point a moral
2. defame : slander, libel
3. ineffable : unspeakable
4. confabulate : to talk casually, chat
5. nefarious : infamously wicked

 

Root: fall, falt, fail, fault

Meaning: to deceive, deception

 

1. fallacy :  a misleading notion
2. fallibility : liable to error
3. failure: lack of success
4. faucet : tap
5. infallibility : perfection

 

Context:

 

1. Aesop’s fables are popular stories
2. The article was an attempt to defame the ruling party
3. The gory situation was ineffable
4. The internet provides an easy access to confabulate
5. His nefariousness landed him in jail
6. Various types of fallacies lead to errors in reasoning
7. Everyone is prone to fallibilities
8. Failures are stepping stones to success
9. A leaky faucet wastes water
10. No one is infallible

 

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