Chapter 6 vocab

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

depart secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution

Question 2

alias

Answer 2

assumed name

Question 3

anonymous

Answer 3

supplied or written by one whose name is not known or is withheld

Question 4

cache

Answer 4

safe place for hiding and storing treasure, supplies, etc

Question 5

canard

Answer 5

false, deliberately made-up report or story

Question 6

collusion

Answer 6

secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy

Question 7

con

Answer 7

swindle, after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick; coax

Question 8

connive

Answer 8

cooperate secretly with someone for a deceitful purpose; conspire

Question 9

covert

Answer 9

covered over; secret; surreptitious

Question 10

cryptic

Answer 10

having or appearing to have a hidden meaning; baffling; mysterious

Question 11

duplicity

Answer 11

double-dealing; hypocritical deception

Question 12

facade

Answer 12

false front; artificial or superficial appearance

Question 13

feign

Answer 13

make a false show of; pretend; simulate; counterfeit

Question 14

impersonate

Answer 14

pretend to be some other person; assume the character of

Question 15

insidious

Answer 15

lying in wait to entrap; craft; treacherous

Question 16

latent

Answer 16

present through invisible and inactive; potential

Question 17

malinger

Answer 17

pretend to be ill or incapacitated so as to avoid work or duty

Question 18

seclusion

Answer 18

condition of being withdrawn in a place hard to reach; solitude

Question 19

suborn

Answer 19

induce someone to testify falsely

Question 20

subterfuge

Answer 20

trick or plan to conceal ones true objective; stratagem; deception