guile guile /ˈgaɪl/

noun

1. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)  ( chicane , chicanery , guile , shenanigan , trickery , wile )
   the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
   
2. The quality of being crafty  ( craftiness , deceitfulness , guile )
   the quality of being crafty
   
3. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception  ( craft , craftiness , cunning , foxiness , guile , slyness , wiliness )
   shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception