artifice
Day 25Level 2AHR-tuh-fis
deception
deception; trickery
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
craftiness, guile
Antonyms:
honesty, truthfulness
Example Sentence:
It is often an artifice of the devil to make a novice undertake too much at first, and run indiscreetly beyond his strength.
Related Words
abject
Day 25miserable
ab-jekt
pathetic, miserable, hopeless
aesthetic
Day 25artistic
es-THET-ik
relating to or appreciating art or beauty
aggrandize
Day 25increase in power
uh-GRAAN-diez
to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater
allegiance
Day 25loyalty
uh-LEE-juhns
loyalty
alloy
Day 25adulterate
uh-LOY
make less pure; adulterate
ascend
Day 25go up
uh-SEND
to go upward; climb