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10 Cards in this Set
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Astute
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shrewd; clever
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Kelly is financially astute; she never falls for the tricks that credit card companies play.
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Camouflage
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to hide by blending in with surroundings
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The smugglers did not want the trail to their hideout discovered, so they camouflaged the entrance with branches and vines.
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Clandestine
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secretive
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The spies planned a clandestine maneuver that depended on its secrecy to work.
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Coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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It was a coup when I talked the salesperson into selling me this valuable cuckoo clock for five dollars.
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Disingenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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Mr Gelman was rather disingenuous; although he seemed simply to be asking about your night out with friends, he was really trying to figure out if his daughter had lied to him.
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Ruse
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a crafty trick
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The offer of a free cruise was merely a ruse to get people to listen to their sales pitch.
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Stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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Planting microphones in the gangster's home was a clever, but illegal stratagem.
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Surreptitiously
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done by secretive means
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Kayla ate the cupcake surreptitiously because she didn't want anyone to know she was off her diet.
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Wary
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on guard; watchful
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Parents become wary of their children's study habits if they begin to receive too many emails about missing work.
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Wily
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cunning
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The wily girl devised a plan to trick her boyfriend and find out if he was cheating on her.
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