135 entries under sham topic. ×

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exaggeration(parody, pretension, boasting, artifice)
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false front(noun, expression, performance, appearance, cover)
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false show(noun, expression, appearance, show, fake)
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falsity(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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invention(noun, cover, show, trick, lie)
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mendacity(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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misrepresentation(noun, cover, show, trick, lie)
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posture(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
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putting on airs(expression, idiom, show, exaggeration)
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routine(noun, cover, show, cause, trick)
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spoof(noun, fake, copy, deception, counterfeit)
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stall(noun, cover, show, cause, trick)
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veneer(noun, appearance, cover, show, top)
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canard(deception, lie, story, falseness)
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con(noun, cause, trick, deception)
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distortion(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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dumb act(noun, expression, cover, show, trick)
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equivocation(deception, lie, fraud, deceit)
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erroneousness(deception, lie, story, falseness)
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error(deception, lie, story, falseness)
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