13
gambit(noun, plan, trick, deception, dishonesty)
12
guile(noun, craft, honest, twist, skill)
12
craftiness(noun, craft, trick, honest, twist)
12
maneuver(noun, move, plan, catch, fake)
11
craft(noun, plan, trick, honest, twist)
11
expedient(noun, support, plan, property, reserve)
11
feint(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
11
gimmick(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
10
artfulness(noun, craft, honest, twist, skill)
10
double-dealing(noun, trick, deception, talk, swindle)
10
finesse(noun, move, action, trick, skill)
10
imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
10
skill(noun, skill, grace, cunning, poise)
10
trap(noun, trick, lie, cunning, fraud)
9
slyness(noun, craft, honest, twist, skill)
9
tactic(noun, plan, trick, scheme, pretense)
8
art(noun, honest, means, cunning, deceit)
8
dishonesty(noun, craft, trick, twist, deception)
8
evasion(noun, trick, deception, escape, mistake)
8
fraud(noun, trick, twist, charm, deception)
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