72 entries under sham topic. ×

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acting(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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attitude(noun, performance, show, fake)
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feigning(performance, show, trick, attitude)
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guise(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
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mask(noun, cover, cause, trick)
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attitudinizing(noun, fake, pretense, mannerism)
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deception(noun, trick, display, lie)
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posture(noun, performance, cover, show, fake)
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posturing(noun, fake, trick, con)
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artifice(noun, trick, con, falsehood)
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bearing(noun, fake, sky, look, conduct)
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charade(noun, show, fake, trick)
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claim(noun, trick, con, falsehood)
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cover(noun, cause, trick, con)
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deceit(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
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faking(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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false show(noun, expression, fake, pretense)
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mien(noun, fake, sky, look, conduct)
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posing(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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semblance(noun, cover, cause, trick, sky)
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