Friday, November 18, 2005

inconsistent |ˌinkənˈsistənt| adjective not staying the same throughout; having self-contradictory elements : police interpretation of the law was often inconsistent. • acting at variance with one's own principles or former conduct : parents can become inconsistent and lacking in control over their children. • ( inconsistent with) not compatible or in keeping with : he had done nothing inconsistent with his morality. • erratic in behavior or action : we're too inconsistent to win the league.

hypocrisy |hiˈpäkrisē| noun ( pl. -sies) the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

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