Exam 8: Keeping Secrets

Espionage means

In the larger cities, gangs have taken over the____________ drug trade.

President Richard Nixon resigned after tapes of conversations revealed that he was involved in the cover-up of ____________activities arranged by members of his administration.

Intrigue means

When America's first colony of English settlers mysteriously disappeared from Jamestown, Virginia, circa* 1586, they left no clues behind except for the _____________word CROATOAN scratched into a tree.

The detectives searched the drug dealers' hideout, looking for the criminals' __________of cocaine.

Stealth means

The agent tried to catch the leader of the smuggling ring by assuming the ___________ of a drug dealer.

The thieves who stole the Van Gogh paintings from a museum in Amsterdam worked in such complete _____________no one saw or heard anything unusual.

Covert means

Cryptic means

Pseudonym means

Throughout Queen Elizabeth's reign, her political enemies constantly ____________against her.

Guise means

Cache means

Under the____________ of defending him, the company's CEO made it clear to the board that her vice-president was to blame for the marketing disaster.

The former government official wrote best-selling mystery stories under a__________ .

Illicit means

Pretext means

During wartime, _____________can carry the death penalty.