The supposed fossil of a giant human turned out to be an elaborate hoax constructed from plaster and bone fragments.
所谓巨人化石结果是一个精心设计的骗局，由石膏和骨骼碎片制成。
Which choice best defines “hoax”?
C — Trick or deception. “hoax” means trick or deception.
Which word means “trick or deception”?
A — hoax. “hoax” means trick or deception.
hoax — trick or deception. In Chinese: 抵骗，恶作剧.
hoax is pronounced /hoʊks/.
The supposed fossil of a giant human turned out to be an elaborate hoax constructed from plaster and bone fragments. (所谓巨人化石结果是一个精心设计的骗局，由石膏和骨骼碎片制成。)
fraud, deception, prank — all close in meaning to hoax (trick or deception).
truth, fact — each the opposite of hoax (trick or deception).
Yes. hoax 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.
hoax(deception)