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beguilement(noun, cheat, ripoff, dishonest, treachery)
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bogus(adjective, fake, imitation, forgery)
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bubble(noun, trip, fancy, confusion, impression)
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charade(noun, trick, sham, con, fraud)
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chimera(noun, trip, fancy, confusion, impression)
2
circumvention(noun, dishonest, misleading)
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concealment(trap, pretense, subterfuge, ambuscade)
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confidence game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed)
2
cover-up(noun, cover, show, line, trick)
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cozenage(noun, cheat, ripoff, dishonest, treachery)
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daydream(noun, fancy, confusion, impression, image)
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deceive
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deviousness(noun, craft, talk, dishonesty, treachery)
2
dirty pool(noun, expression, craft, cheat, trick)
2
disingenuousness(noun, dishonesty, deceit, falsehood, falseness)
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dissemblance(division, dishonesty, treachery, cunning, fraud)
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double-talk(cheat, ripoff, treachery)
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dream(noun, vision, fantasy, illusion, misconception)
2
erroneousness(noun, uncertainty, lie, mistake, sham)
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evasiveness
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