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feigning(trick, lie, sham, con, story)
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fish story(noun, expression, fancy, informal, true)
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fraud(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, story)
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fraudulence(noun, deception, dishonesty, deceit, falseness)
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guile(noun, deception, dishonesty, deceit, falsehood)
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hypocrisy(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceit)
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inaccuracy(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, error)
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legerdemain
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line(noun, cover, deception, lie, swindle)
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magic
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magnification(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
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mendacity(line, deception, lie, dishonesty, story)
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misdirection
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misunderstanding(noun, misinterpretation)
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pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, lie)
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satire(noun, imitation, joke, caricature, spoof)
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sham(noun, trick, deception, lie, con)
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slur(noun, slander)
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stretch(noun, fancy, line, falsehood, exaggeration)
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swindle(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceit)
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