100 entries under falsehood topic. ×

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feigning(trick, lie, sham, con, story)
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forgery(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
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misconception(noun, confusion, impression, mistake, image)
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perfidy(noun, cheat, division, opposition, ripoff)
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semblance(noun, show, fancy, trick, confusion)
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speciousness(noun, cover, line, display, lie)
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acting(trick, sham, con, cloak)
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appearance(trick, sham, con, cloak)
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disingenuousness(noun, dishonesty, deceit, falseness)
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erroneousness(noun, uncertainty, lie, mistake, sham)
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excuse(noun, show, trick, face, sham)
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fabrication(fake, trick, counterfeit, lie, sham)
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faking(trick, sham, con, cloak)
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inaccuracy(noun, uncertainty, lie, dishonesty, error)
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invention(noun, plan, fancy, trick, confusion)
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ostentation(trick, sham, con, cloak)
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perjury(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty, story)
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posing(trick, sham, con, cloak)
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quibbling(noun, mistake, error, deviation)
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stunt(noun, fix, catch, trick, twist)
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