7
mimic(verb, act, play, do, create)
7
pose(verb, act, play, do, create)
7
presume(verb, fancy, reason, try, assume)
7
pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
7
pseudo(noun, adjective, fake, trick, deception)
7
run a risk(verb, put at risk, take a risk, take risk)
7
stake(verb, put at risk, take a risk, take risk)
7
synthetic(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
7
take a chance(verb, put at risk, take a risk, take risk)
7
take chances(verb, put at risk, take a risk, take risk)
6
spurious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
6
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
6
bullshit(verb, deceitful, no truth, without truth)
6
deceive(verb, obscure, fake, trick, avoid)
6
feigned(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
6
game(verb, put at risk)
6
peacock(verb, act, fake, affect)
6
take for granted(verb, expression, idiom, fancy, reason)
5
beguile(verb, bother, fake, trick, deceive)
5
delude(verb, bother, do, fake, cheat)
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