subterfuge

Day 30Level 1

SUHB-tuhr-fyooj

stratagem

trick or tactic used to avoid something

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

ruse, stratagem, deception

Example Sentence:

All we did was to use simple subterfuge to expose crime.

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to explain in unnecessary detail

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bihlk

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SUHR-kuhm-spehkt

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