135 entries under sham topic. ×

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pretentiousness(noun, cover, show, trick)
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put-on(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
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imitation(noun, show, catch, trap)
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mockery(noun, deception, con, fraud)
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trick(noun, catch, fake, deception, trap)
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airs(noun, show, exaggeration, front)
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display(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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faking(noun, cover, show, trick)
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falseness(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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humbug(noun, show, trick, deception)
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mimicry(noun, imitation, joke, entertaining)
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parody(noun, imitation, joke, farce)
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posing(noun, cover, show, trick)
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travesty(noun, deception, fraud, imitation)
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untruth(noun, deception, lie, fraud)
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attitudinizing(noun, fake, mannerism)
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burlesque(noun, deception, fraud, imitation)
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caricature(noun, deception, fraud, imitation)
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dishonesty(noun, show, trick, deception, lie)
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double-dealing(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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