8
defrauds(verb, pretends)
8
dupes(noun, verb, dupes)
6
betrays
6
falsifies(verb, pretends, misteaches)
6
tricks(noun, verb, dupes)
5
cons(noun, verb)
5
misleads(verb, dupes, misteaches)
4
cheats(noun, verb)
4
deludes
4
fools(noun, verb, dupes)
4
hoodwinks(verb, dupes)
4
swindles(noun, verb)
3
bilks
3
bluffs(noun, verb, pretends)
3
cozens
2
fakes(noun, verb, pretends)
2
forges(verb, pretends)
2
impersonates(verb, pretends)
2
misrepresents(verb, misteaches)
2
pretends(verb, pretends)
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