139 entries under sham topic. ×

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sting(noun, cheat, trick, swindle)
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acting(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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appearance(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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charade(noun, trick, con, fraud)
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confidence game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed)
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cover-up(noun, cover, show, line, trick)
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dirty pool(noun, expression, craft, cheat, trick)
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erroneousness(noun, uncertainty, lie, mistake)
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excuse(noun, show, trick, face)
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fabrication(fake, trick, counterfeit, lie)
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faking(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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fallaciousness(lie, story, falseness, untruth)
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fast shuffle(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed)
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fiction(lie, story, untruth)
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invention(noun, plan, fancy, trick, confusion)
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ostentation(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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perjury(noun, lie, dishonesty, story)
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posing(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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simulation(noun, trick, copy, con)
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stall(noun, cover, line, trick)
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