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device(noun, plan, catch, trick, honest)
14
illusion(noun, fancy, trick, belief, impression)
13
pretence
13
sham(noun, fake, cheat, trick, copy)
12
cheating(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm)
12
trap(noun, catch, fake, trick, sham)
11
chicane(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick)
11
dissembling(noun, display, lie, fraud, pretense)
11
treachery(noun, craft, cheat, ripoff, dishonest)
10
delusion(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion)
10
hanky-panky(noun, business, fix, trick, talk)
10
legerdemain(noun, trick, charm, dishonest, cunning)
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ploy(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist)
9
con(noun, cover, line, cheat, trick)
9
cunning(noun, act, plan, honest, practice)
9
duality(division, dishonesty, deceit, dichotomy, dyad)
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fallacy(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion)
9
feint(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist)
9
humbug(noun, fake, cheat, trick, speed)
9
mendacity(noun, lie, dishonest, sham, dishonesty)
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