lesson 8 Flashcards

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1
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duplit

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twofold

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surreptitious

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deceptive; sneaky

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spurious

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fake; counterfeit

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rapacious

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greedy; ravenous

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5
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nym

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name

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6
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specious

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false, but plausible

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clandestine

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secret; hidden

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8
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pseudo

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fake

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9
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duplicity

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deceit; hypocritical deception

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beguile

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to deceive with charm

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furtive

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secretive; sneaky

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12
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strategem

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a deceitful scheme

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13
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stealth

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sneakiness; ability to avoid detection

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14
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rapere

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to seize

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15
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guile

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trickery; deceit

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16
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pseudonym

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pen name

17
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fallacious

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deceptive; false