86 entries under sham topic. ×

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trick(noun, verb, beat, information, bother)
30
swindle(noun, verb, beat, defeat, overcome)
22
con(noun, verb, beat, defeat, overcome)
20
fraud(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
19
cheat(noun, verb, beat, information, defeat)
18
deception(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
15
scam(noun, verb, information, cheat, trick)
14
flimflam(noun, verb, beat, bother, abuse)
12
dodge(noun, cheat, trick, twist, deception)
11
deceit(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
11
imposture(noun, fake, trick, charm, copy)
11
ruse(noun, trick, deception, lie)
9
bluff(verb, information, cheat, trick, deception)
8
artifice(noun, trick, twist, charm, deception)
8
gag(noun, play, trick, crack)
8
subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, con)
8
wile(noun, trick, deception, lie)
6
bilk(noun, verb, beat, information, cheat)
5
chicane(noun, verb, catch, cheat, trick)
5
con game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, deception)
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