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subterfuge
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deception used to hide something, trick, something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
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punctilious
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precise, scrupulous, demanding, careful
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meretricious
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showy, tawdry, specious, spurious, sham, false, tastelessly showy, pretaining to or characteristic of a prostitude
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed, not to be spoken because of its sacredness
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euphemism
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substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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chafe
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to wear by rubbing, to make sore by rubbing, to irritate, annoy, to make warm by rubbing with the hands
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dilatory
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tending to delay, wasting time, using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition, avoiding direct confrontation
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