66 entries under ruse topic. ×

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method(noun, support, style, plan, catch)
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feint(noun, action, cause, catch, fake)
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chicanery(noun, trick, scheme, maneuver)
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evasion(noun, trick, cunning, scheme, maneuver)
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imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
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bluff(noun, cause, trick, deception, lie)
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guise(noun, style, cause, way, manner)
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pretext(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
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action(noun, move, control, plan, play)
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catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit)
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excuse(noun, cause, trick, con, pretense)
3
fraud(noun, trick, lie, illusion, pretension)
3
play(move, action, trick, pretense, maneuver)
3
project(noun, move, action, control, plan)
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proposition(noun, move, action, control, plan)
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switch(noun, action, plan, play, trick)
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wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
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alibi(cause, con, excuse)
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brainchild(noun, action, make, plan, play)
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decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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