| Word | cant |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | insincere, hypocritical speech; "pious" talk; jargon of thieves. |
| Sentence | Shocked by news of the minister's extramarital love affairs, the worshippers dismissed his talk about the sacredness of marriage as mere cant. Cant is a form of hypocrisy: those who can, pray; those who can't, pretend. |
Tags: psat
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