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charlatan (n)
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a fraud; a quack
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My boss was a real charlatan. He asked me to kiss my burgers in approval. |
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ruse (n)
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a crafty scheme
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My mom's Christmas present was all a clever ruse. |
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subterfuge (n)
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a scheme; an attempt to deceive
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subter-, fugere My subterfuge was meant to deflect my parents from getting the mail and seeing my bad grades. |
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dupe (n)
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one who is easily decieved
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My guliable bother is a dupe. |
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pilfer (v)
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to steal
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Santa pilfered our Christmas cookies. |
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swindle (v)
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to cheat
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The cars salesman swindled my mom into buying a new car. |
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guillible (adj)
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easily decieved
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My guillible bother is always falls for my tricks. |
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embezzle (v)
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to steal money from one's employer
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The robbers secretly embezzled millions of dollars from numerouses of sources. |
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machination (n)
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a crafty scheme
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machina The robbers a clever machination in order to execute their robbery. |
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bilk (v)
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to cheat, to swindle
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The kid selling lemonade bilked his customers. |
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larceny (n)
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theft
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larecin The robber was charged with larceny. |
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filch (v)
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to steal
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My neighbor filched our good bottle of wine. |
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fleece (v)
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to defraud of money; to swindle
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The teacher fleeced me into doing extra homework. |
