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| artifice | a skil; a clever device; a sly or artful trick; trickery |
| configuration | the position or arrangement of parts or elements of something; a shape; an outline |
| scrupulous | giving strict attention to what is right or proper; exact and careful |
| deduce | to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts and principles |
| refute | to prove that someone or something is false or incorrect; to disprove |
| captivates | to catch the attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to fascinate; to charm; to attract |
| proponent | a person who supports a cause or idea; someone who makes a proposition; an advocate |
| extant | still in existence; not extinct, lost, or destroyed |
| chicanery | the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade |
| augury | the practice of foretelling the future from signs or omens; an omen or sign |
