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made-up story(expression, lie, fantasy, book, falsehood)
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malfeasance(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
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miscoloring
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misreading(noun, misinterpretation)
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misrepresent
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mistake(noun, misinterpretation)
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misteaching
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misuse
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myth(lie, fantasy, story, book, novel)
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nepotism(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
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obloquy(noun, disparagement, vilification, defamation)
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on the take(expression, idiom, dishonesty, fraud, corruption)
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payoff(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
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payola(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
1
pretence
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pretentiousness(fancy, line, trick, sham, con)
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profiteering(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
1
quibbling routine(noun, expression, cover, line, lie)
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racket(deception, dishonesty, fraud, immorality, deceit)
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refutation
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