55 entries under stratagem topic. ×

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game(noun, catch, trick, deception, plot)
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strategy(noun, art, craft, plan, trick)
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finesse(noun, move, action, trick, measure)
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craft(noun, trick, twist, skill, deception)
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racket(noun, action, play, trick, twist)
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chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk)
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guile(noun, craft, twist, skill, deception)
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wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
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con(noun, action, cause, plan, play)
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stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
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artfulness(noun, craft, twist, skill, grace)
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cheating(trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery, trickery)
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craftiness(noun, craft, trick, twist, skill)
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cunning(noun, adjective, craft, slip, twist)
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deviousness(deception, dishonesty, treachery, cunning, deceit)
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dishonesty(trick, deception, treachery, cunning, trickery)
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equivocation(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
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excuse(noun, cause, slip, trick, shift)
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method(noun, action, play, catch, fake)
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pitfall
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