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ar·ti·fice
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cunning
Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. -
finesse
extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc. -
trick
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. -
cheat
When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam. -
wile
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. -
claptrap
If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.