Question

they lived in the town of frostbite falls and found themselves embroiled in all manner of absurd plots involving espionage and devious villains. source: seattle times in the sentence above, devious has the same or almost the same meaning as: peculiar lame harmless shifty

Explanation:

"Devious" means showing a skillful use of under - hand tactics to achieve goals. "Shifty" means giving the impression of being untrustworthy and up to no good, which is similar in meaning. "Peculiar" means strange, "lame" means weak or ineffective, and "harmless" means not able to cause harm.

Answer:

D. shifty