Clear
Clear adjective - Easily seen through.
Leery
Leery adjective - Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
Both words in one sentence
- It's also clear that when he lost his ship the resulting inquiry took more than a few years to clear him of wrongdoing, and even though he was exonerated, having such an incident in his history may make others leery of promoting him.
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