2 : having an extreme confidence in one’s own ability or worth : HAUGHTY, OVERBEARING

METHODICAL

Main Entry: me·thod·i·cal

Pronunciation: m&-‘thä-di-k&l

Variant(s): also me·thod·ic /-dik/

Function: adjective

2 : habitually proceeding according to method : SYSTEMATIC

SUBTERFUGE

Main Entry: sub·ter·fuge

Pronunciation: ‘s&b-t&r-“fyüj

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin sub under) + fugere to flee — more at UP, FUGITIVE

1 : deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade

2 : a deceptive device or stratagem

synonym see DECEPTION