meaning of 'fraud'

[heiner]

Test No. incompl/inter-37 "Eating Disorder", question 7

Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a ......... eating sausages'.

(a) freak
(b) frump
(c) frame
(d) fraud

Test No. incompl/inter-37 "Eating Disorder", answer 7

Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a fraud eating sausages'.

Correct answer: (d) fraud
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frame

[Torsten]

Fraud is the correct entry here because a fraud is person who deceives others. Another word for fraud is swindler.
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[Alan]

When I wrote this test, I wasn't talking about a freak but a fraud. A freak is someone who is strange looking and unusual. The newspaper says he isn't being truthful and that's why they call him a fraud.
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