Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Word of the Week, Round 4!

Carleton College to the rescue once again!  Are y’all using these words in your daily vocabulary?  Hmmm?

chicanery \ shih-KANE-uh-ree or chi-KANE-uh-ree \ (noun)

1. Deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
2. A piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick

Example sentence:

In the old stories, Anansi the Spider is capable of such a level of chicanery it’s no wonder he almost always got his way.

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