| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acute | sharply perceptive or intelligent |
| 2. | adroit | skillful and clever |
| 3. | agile | quick and mentally or physically nimble |
| 4. | amoral | unconcerned with right or wrong |
| 5. | arch | playfully mischievous or knowing |
| 6. | artful | cleverly skillful or deceitful |
| 7. | astute | quickly seeing advantages |
| 8. | backhanded | indirectly insulting or deceitful |
| 9. | cagy | careful and unwilling to reveal |
| 10. | calculating | carefully planning for advantage |
| 11. | canny | clever, careful, and practical |
| 12. | clandestine | done secretly, often improperly |
| 13. | clever | quick-witted and skillful |
| 14. | conniving | secretly plotting wrongdoing |
| 15. | covert | hidden or secret |
| 16. | crooked | dishonest or corrupt |
| 17. | cunning | clever in a deceptive way |
| 18. | deceitful | tending to lie or mislead |
| 19. | deceptive | likely to mislead |
| 20. | devious | using indirect dishonest methods |
| 21. | dishonest | not truthful or fair |
| 22. | disingenuous | not truly honest or sincere |
| 23. | dodgy | dishonest, risky, or unreliable |
| 24. | double-dealing | deceitful toward both sides |
| 25. | duplicitous | deceitful and two-faced |
| 26. | exploitative | using others for advantage |
| 27. | finesseful | showing delicate skill |
| 28. | fishy | suspicious or not quite honest |
| 29. | foxlike | sly and cunning |
| 30. | foxy | slyly clever or attractive |
| 31. | fraudulent | involving deliberate deception |
| 32. | furtive | secretive and suspicious |
| 33. | glib | smooth but insincere |
| 34. | guileful | full of deceitful cleverness |
| 35. | handy | skillful with practical tasks |
| 36. | indirect | not straightforward or open |
| 37. | ingenious | clever and original |
| 38. | insightful | showing deep understanding |
| 39. | insincere | not genuinely meaning what is said |
| 40. | intriguing | plotting secretly for advantage |
| 41. | inventive | good at creating clever solutions |
| 42. | Jesuitical | subtly deceptive in reasoning |
| 43. | keen | sharp and perceptive |
| 44. | knavish | dishonestly tricky or roguish |
| 45. | knowing | showing shrewd awareness |
| 46. | louche | disreputable and suspiciously shady |
| 47. | low | dishonest and morally mean |
| 48. | Machiavellian | cunning and politically manipulative |
| 49. | manipulative | controlling others unfairly or subtly |
| 50. | mendacious | lying or habitually dishonest |
| 51. | mischievous | playfully or slyly troublesome |
| 52. | misleading | giving a wrong impression |
| 53. | nefarious | wicked and dishonest |
| 54. | nimble | quick and skillful |
| 55. | oblique | indirect or evasive in manner |
| 56. | oily | smoothly flattering and insincere |
| 57. | opportunistic | taking advantage of situations |
| 58. | overclever | too clever in a tricky way |
| 59. | overcute | excessively clever or sly |
| 60. | perceptive | quick to notice and understand |
| 61. | perfidious | faithless and deceitful |
| 62. | perspicacious | having sharp insight |
| 63. | plausible | seeming reasonable or believable |
| 64. | plotting | planning secretly, often wrongly |
| 65. | politic | shrewd and tactful |
| 66. | quick-minded | thinking rapidly and clearly |
| 67. | quick-witted | thinking fast and cleverly |
| 68. | rascally | mischievous or dishonest |
| 69. | resourceful | good at solving problems |
| 70. | roguish | playfully dishonest or mischievous |
| 71. | scheming | making secret dishonest plans |
| 72. | secretive | inclined to hide information |
| 73. | shadowy | mysterious and possibly dishonest |
| 74. | sharp | clever and perceptive |
| 75. | shifty | looking dishonest or unreliable |
| 76. | shrewd | clever and sharply practical |
| 77. | slippery | hard to trust or pin down |
| 78. | sly | secretly clever or deceitful |
| 79. | smart | intelligent and quick-thinking |
| 80. | sneaky | acting secretly and dishonestly |
| 81. | stealthy | moving or acting secretly |
| 82. | streetwise | clever about practical urban life |
| 83. | subtle | cleverly delicate or indirect |
| 84. | tactful | skillful in handling people |
| 85. | tactical | cleverly planned for immediate advantage |
| 86. | treacherous | dangerously deceitful or unreliable |
| 87. | trickish | given to tricks or deception |
| 88. | tricksy | playfully or deceitfully tricky |
| 89. | tricky | deceptive or hard to trust |
| 90. | two-faced | deceitful in dealing with people |
| 91. | underhanded | secretly dishonest or unfair |
| 92. | unprincipled | lacking moral standards |
| 93. | unreliable | not dependable or trustworthy |
| 94. | unscrupulous | lacking moral principles |
| 95. | untrustworthy | not deserving trust |
| 96. | wheedling | persuading with flattery or coaxing |
| 97. | wily | skilled at tricking others |
| 98. | workmanlike | competent and practical |
| 99. | world-wise | experienced and shrewd |
| 100. | worldly | experienced and practically wise |