Benedict Arnold was accused of treason during the American Revolutionary War because he plotted to surrender the fort at West Point to the British forces.
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clandestine -
Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
CIA agents have to act in a clandestine manner to avoid detection.
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shirk -
Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
Employees who shirk their duties result in unhappy customers and lower profits.
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delude -
To mislead someone into believing something that is not true
The cult's leader deluded his followers into believing he knew the path to Heaven, but it was really the path to Hell.
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contrived -
Artificial and difficult to believe.
Fred was still considered a prime suspect, because his story about what he did the night of the crime sounded contrived to the detective who interviewed him.
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duplicitous -
Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.
The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.
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huckster -
A person who sells things of questionable value
Martha opened the door to the huckster who tried to sell her land in Florida.
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bamboozle -
To cheat or fool.
When Fred and Joan investigated and added up the numbers, they realized that the great deal they had purchased on the internet was all a lie, and that they had been bamboozled.
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eavesdrop -
To secretly listen to a conversation without being invited.
He tried to eavesdrop on the phone coversation of the person sitting next to him.
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alibi -
A claim of innocens due to evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.
Without a solid alibi, the man became the prime suspect in the case.
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quackery -
Deceptive or dishonest practices, particularly in fields such as health, medicine, or business, that are designed to exploit others.
The doctor was exposed for his quackery, selling false cures that he claimed could heal any disease.
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snatch -
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way
Lenny wanted to play with his brother's toy, so he tried to snatch it away from him.
