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pretentiousness(trick, sham, con, falsehood, exaggeration)
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prevarication(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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proficiency
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quibbling(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
quickness(noun, skill, grace, poise, elegance)
2
rascality(noun, treachery, cunning, fraud, deceit)
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resourcefulness(support, property, store, supply, reserve)
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savvy(noun, trick, skill, grace, poise)
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sell(noun, fix, trick, deception, swindle)
2
shenanigan(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport)
2
show(exaggeration, pretension)
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sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick)
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slipperiness(deviousness, craftiness)
2
snare(noun, trick, lie, fraud, illusion)
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sophism(noun, deception, shift, escape, mistake)
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step(support, property, store, supply, reserve)
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sting(noun, fix, trick, deception, lie)
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stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
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subtleness
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system(noun, support, plan, property, reserve)
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