NSW Selective & Scholarship
Stratagem
noun/STRAT-uh-juhm/
A clever plan or trick designed to outsmart an opponent.
In contextBy a simple stratagem, the students distracted the goalie and scored.
Remember it
'Stratagem' hides 'strategy'; both come from the Greek word for a general's plan.
Use it well
Use for a specific clever trick, unlike 'strategy' which is a broader plan.