KEY: Arrogate.

SYN: Claim, assume, vindicate, assert, demand.

ANT: Forego, waive, resign, surrender, abandon, disclaim.

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KEY: Art.

SYN: Science, literature, aptitude, readiness, adroitness, skill, dexterity, cunning, deceit, duplicity, tactics, profession, artifice, management, trade, business, calling.

ANT: Inaptitude, maladroitness, candor, openness, frankness, mismanagement.

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KEY: Artful.

SYN: Cunning, designing, maneuvering, sharp, knowing, subtle, sly, crafty, wily, shrewd.