50 entries under stratagem topic. ×

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stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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scheme(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system)
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artifice(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, cunning)
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ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk)
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device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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dodge(noun, plan, trick, informal, deception)
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contrivance(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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ploy(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
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subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
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wile(noun, trick, deception, device, cunning)
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trap(noun, trick, cunning, maneuver, snare)
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trickery(noun, deception, dishonesty, cunning, scheme)
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deception(noun, trick, dishonesty, cunning, trickery)
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maneuver(noun, move, trick, deception, dishonesty)
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plan(noun, move, action, trick, design)
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game(noun, move, scheme, plot, treason)
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finesse(move, action, trick, cunning, maneuver)
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tactics
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