Crafty, Crafty
Words for Sneaking
Around
Due Monday, April 1
Provide the definition of the following words. Include the
dictionary definition and a translation of the dictionary definition into your
own words. Write an original sentence for each. Post one sentence as a comment.
- Astute
- Clandestine
- Coup
- Disingenuous
- Ruse
- Stratagem
- Surreptitiously
- Wary
- Wily
She was a wily one, sneaky and conniving, she managed to snatch the bowl of bacon out from underneath my very nose!
ReplyDeleteThe students tried to think of a ruse to get Erin out of the classroom so they could steal her bacon.
ReplyDeleteThe salesperson at the mall was a wily negotiator when it came to begging for my money.
ReplyDelete* She was a wily one, sneaky and conniving; she managed to snatch the bowl of feta out from underneath my very nose!
ReplyDeleteBetter?
That works, Erin :)
DeleteHave we moved from bacon to feta?
DeleteThe long-haired hippie devised a stratagem to burn his draft card and flee to Canada -avoiding involvement with the Vietnam War-taking his zen attitude and Grateful Dead records along.
ReplyDeleteI disingenuously tried to convince the class to treat me like a king.
ReplyDeleteHis disingenuousness proved that his apology was bogus.
ReplyDeleteShe surreptitiously maneuvered around the backyard during the intense game of hide and go seek in the dark.
ReplyDeleteVoldemort attempted to use a stratagem to kill Harry Potter, but 7 books later justice prevailed.
ReplyDeleteI am very clandestine to my family when I know my grades are vaguely, well maybe seriously lacking in stature.
ReplyDeleteMy sister is far more clandestine with her emotions than my brother.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was being astute when I crept downstairs for a midnight snack, but I gave myself away when I smacked into a wall.
ReplyDeleteFreddy thought it was a ruse, however, and began to ask around about the mysterious, note-giving trickster.
ReplyDeleteAnd on that day in late July my partner Kelsey and I carried out the clandestine plan that we had been planning for months.
ReplyDeleteUsing his charm, the astute car salesman was able to sell the junk car to his naive customer.
ReplyDeleteThe coyote named Wily received his name from his wily ways.
ReplyDeleteUsing his astute charm, the Best Buy salesman got my friends to purchase their over-priced, over-rated headphones.
ReplyDeleteThe salesman created a ruse to convince the woman she was buying a vintage mirror, when in fact it was simply an old piece of tinfoil.
ReplyDeleteThe parents realized that being astucious was more beneficial.
ReplyDeletePosted on behalf of Hailey:
ReplyDeleteShe was wary of the over confident senior boys who walked the halls of their high school like they owned them.
My dog is often wary of strangers, as he wont stop barking until he can smell them.
ReplyDelete-Jack Powell
A military coup took over the government of the Fiji Islands and their actions forced my family to leave our nation forever.
ReplyDeleteWhile watching a movie, the lead character’s best friend warned him of the, “wily temptress,” his girlfriend was.
ReplyDeleteThe thieves clandestine movements made him a ghost in the town halls.
ReplyDelete(Sorry this is late, airports have less than reliable wifi)
ReplyDeleteDue to my mom’s rule regarding eating after ten, I had to sneak into the kitchen and surreptitiously make myself a midnight snack.