5
prevarication(noun, cover, deception, lie, sham)
5
sell(noun, fake, cheat, trick, deception)
5
shift(noun, catch, fake, trick, deception)
5
shiftiness(noun, act, cheat, honest, practice)
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spoof(noun, fix, cheat, trick, deception)
5
underhandedness(noun, cheat, practice, deception, dishonesty)
5
untruth(noun, deception, lie, mistake, sham)
4
blind(noun, trick, deception, disguise, veil)
4
con game(expression, fix, cheat, trick, agreement)
4
concealment(fraud, falsehood)
4
contrivance(cunning, craftiness, slyness, wiles, wiliness)
4
cozenage(cheat, ripoff, treachery, fraud, lying)
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crookedness(noun, dishonesty, treachery, cunning, fraud)
4
deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, cheat, deception)
4
defrauding(noun, practice, deception, ripoff, dishonesty)
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dissemblance(noun, practice, deception, division, dishonesty)
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dodge(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick)
4
double-cross(noun, craft, cheat, trick, agreement)
4
dupery(noun, cheat, deception, counterfeit, ripoff)
4
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