Paying no attention to what he was doing, my dad nailed his hand to a 2 x 4 while perfunctorily building a doghouse. During World War II, many women wore ersatz hosiery when nylon stockings were unavailable. Where did you buy this ersatz mess. Not at Heinen's, I'm sure. Latin mendacium, a lie.
Mendacity seems to be a requirement for policticians.
Not a word of truth in anything he utters. 1. depleted of vitality, exhausted 2. marked by self-indulgence, triviality, or decadence 3. overrefined, effeminate 4. I don't know.