5
imitation(noun, fake, trick, copy, deception)
5
snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, deception)
5
sting(noun, verb, abuse, cheat, trick)
4
befool
4
canard(noun, report, claim, lie, story)
4
catch(noun, verb, fake, cheat, trick)
4
circumvent(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, top)
4
diddle(verb, cheat, trick, deception, swindle)
4
fleece(verb, beat, abuse, cheat, trick)
4
hocus-pocus(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick)
4
imposter(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
4
impostor(noun, fake, trick, deception, counterfeit)
4
jolly(noun, verb, bother, play, crack)
4
juggle(verb, information, cheat, deception, deceive)
4
lead astray(verb, expression, beat, information, defeat)
4
lie(noun, verb, information, report, trick)
4
mystify(verb, deception)
4
outsmart(verb, beat, top, deceive, outwit)
4
overreach(verb, beat, information, defeat, overcome)
4
phoney
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