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13 Cards in this Set
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spurious (adj)
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fake; conuterfeit
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The check that the employer gave my sister was spurious. |
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guile (n)
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trickery; deciet
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The bandit was known as a guile criminal. |
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beguile (v)
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to decieve with charm
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The snake charmer beguiled the snake to rise out of the basket. |
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strategem (n)
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a decietful scheme
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The college students concocted a strategem to hiest some beer. |
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surreptitious (adj)
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deceptive; sneaky
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The sly fox acted very surreptitious. |
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clandestine (adj)
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secret; hidden
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The attic door on the cieling was rather clandestine. |
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stealth (n)
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sneakiness; ability to avoid detection
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The runner on base used his stealthful skills to run past the others and score. |
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duplicity (n)
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deciet; hypocritical deception
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duplit The garbageman used duplicity to trick his customers out of their money. |
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specious (adj)
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false, but plausible
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The girl's specious comment about her "stolen" lunch was ture. |
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furtive (adj)
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secretive; sneaky
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The dectective searched the premesis rather furtively. |
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pseudonym (n)
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pen name
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pseudo, nym Many girls of the 19th century used pseudonyms to protect their identity so that they were men. |
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fallacious (adj)
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deceptive; false
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The boy who wet his pants was acted very fallacious over the whole matter. |
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rapacious (adj)
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greedy; ravenous
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rapere Mr. Moneybags acted very rapacious over his large fortune. |
