80 entries under falsehood topic. ×

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subterfuge(noun, cover, show, trick, dishonesty)
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veil(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
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dissimulation(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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evasion(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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pretending(noun, dishonesty)
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act(noun, cover, show, fake, trick)
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fabrication(noun, cover, show, deception, counterfeit)
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falsification(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
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acting(noun, cover, show, trick, honest)
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appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, finish)
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fakery(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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insincerity(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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pretentiousness(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
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display(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
3
faking(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
3
posing(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
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ruse(noun, cover, show, cause, trick)
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trickery(noun, cover, show, catch, deception)
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untruth(noun, deception, lie, sham, fraud)
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artifice(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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