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stratagem

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a clever scheme or trick to gain an advantage

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Stratagem in a sentence

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The general's stratagem lured the enemy into open ground.

Synonyms
ployrusemaneuver
Antonyms
candorhonesty

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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence

The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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Stratagem (noun) means a clever scheme or trick to gain an advantage
Here is stratagem used in an example sentence: "The general's stratagem lured the enemy into open ground."
Common synonyms for stratagem include ploy, ruse, maneuver.
Antonyms of stratagem include candor, honesty.
Stratagem is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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