2
flimflam(noun, cheat, fraud, deceit, lying)
2
gobbledegook(cheat, ripoff, treachery)
2
hallucination(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
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illusion(noun, deception, mistake, vision, error)
2
mirage(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
phantasm(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
prevarication(noun, cover, line, deception, dishonesty)
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self-deception(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
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snow job(noun, expression, cheat, fraud, deceit)
2
song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cover, line)
2
sophistry(noun, cover, line, trick, deception)
2
subterfuge(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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subtlety
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untruth(noun, deception, mistake, dishonesty, error)
2
victimization(cheat, ripoff, treachery)
2
vision(noun, deception, fantasy, illusion, misconception)
1
aberration(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
1
ambiguity(noun, cover, line, deception, mistake)
1
amphibology(noun, cover, line, lying, stall)
1
apparition(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
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