LIAR & TELLTRUTH WORDS

Some words just lie. They suggest one meaning but really mean something completely different.

GREENLAND

Must be a country full of grass and other green plants. But no, it is almost completely polar and mountainous ice desert. There is a tiny bit of Artic Tundra on the southern coast (& I bet the tundra isn't even green!).

To make things worse, right next door (sort of) is ICELAND, which is surely a good name for the little Island.

What LIAR WORDS can you find? And is there a closely related TELLTRUTH WORD for each of the words you discover?

Can you think of a good label for LIAR-TELLTRUTH word partners, such as Greenland and Iceland ?

smell of an elephant

You don't smell the elephant you smell what he leaves behind.
 
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