A Spy Among Friends Glossary

by Ben Macintyre

A Spy Among Friends Glossary

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Jaunty

Cheerful, bright

Plausible

Credible, reasonable

Spurious

Fake, bogus

Unabashed

Confident, bold

Prerogative

Consent, licence

Latency

Concealment

Disperse

Scatter, diffuse

Pliable

Bendy, flexible

Diffidence

Humility, meekness

Impetus

Momentum, force

Capricious

Irregular, erratic

Fathom

Understand, grasp

Lithe

Fit, agile

Zenith

Peak, top

Clemency

Mercy, charity

Archetype

Model, prototype

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