7
sophistry(noun, cover, line, trick, talk)
7
untruth(noun, lie, mistake, dishonest, sham)
6
craft(noun, trick, skill, dishonesty, cunning)
6
blind(noun, catch, fake, trick, trap)
6
contrivance(noun, plan, cunning, craftiness, stratagem)
6
decoy(noun, trick, trap, sham, con)
6
falsity(noun, display, lie, sham, dishonesty)
6
magic(noun, trick, charm, skill, impression)
6
pretext(noun, show, trick, face, sham)
6
prevarication(noun, cover, line, lie, dishonest)
6
sharp practice(noun, expression, craft, cheat, speed)
6
snare(noun, trick, trap)
6
snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, ripoff)
5
casuistry(noun, cover, line, display, lie)
5
conjuration
5
conjuring trick(noun, expression, idiom)
5
dupery(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal)
5
fakery(noun, cheat, trick, lie, sham)
5
front(cover, show, catch, fake, face)
5
gimmick(noun, action, catch, trick, honest)
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