The salesman's deceit was exposed when customers discovered the product's actual performance fell far short of his claims.
当顾客发现产品的实际性能远低于他的宣传时，销售员的欺骗行为被揭露了。
Which choice best defines “deceit”?
A — Lying for personal gain. “deceit” means lying for personal gain.
Which word means “lying for personal gain”?
B — deceit. “deceit” means lying for personal gain.
deceit — lying for personal gain. In Chinese: 欺骗.
deceit is pronounced /dɪˈsiːt/.
The salesman's deceit was exposed when customers discovered the product's actual performance fell far short of his claims. (当顾客发现产品的实际性能远低于他的宣传时，销售员的欺骗行为被揭露了。)
fraud, duplicity, guile — all close in meaning to deceit (lying for personal gain).
honesty, candor — each the opposite of deceit (lying for personal gain).
Yes. deceit is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(leave)+ceit(accept)