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LW-Vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coup | a brilliantly executed plan |
| Disingenuous | not straightforward; crafty |
| Ruse | a crafty trick |
| Stratagem | a clever trick used to deceive or outwit |
| Surreptitiously | done by secretive means |
| Wary | on guard |
| Wily | cunning |
| Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| Ambivalent | simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain |
| Apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| Arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than reason |
| Capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| Equivocate | to avoid making a definite statement |
| Indifferent | not caring one way or the other |
| Spontaneous | unplanned; naturally occurring |
| Whimsical | subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
| Inconsequential | unimportant |
| Superficial | concerned with that is only on the surface; shallow |
| Tenuous | having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak |
| Trivial | of little importance or significance |
| Assiduous | hard-working |
| Compelling | forceful; urgently demanding attention |
| Diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working |
| Dogged | stubbornly persevering |
| Endure | to put up with; to survive a hardship |