1. chicanery
Look at this art of chicanery! One guy is distracting her while the other steals her purse.
(deception or trickery: actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true)
2. glutinous
Yuk! This glutinous chewing gum will be hard to get off my shoe!
(having the properties of glue)
3. halfhearted
He made a halfhearted attempt to finish his homework, but I knew he wouldn't finish it.
(lacking heart, spirit, or interest)
4. exonerate
I spent years in * before the court finally exonerated me.
(to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem, bad situation, etc. )
5. antic
The clown's antics can always make us chuckle.
(very playful, funny or silly)