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66 entries under sham topic. ×
| veil(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| veneer(noun, cover, trick, counterfeit, face) | |
| air(show, exaggeration, pretension, artifice) | |
| claim(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| con | |
| cover(trick, con) | |
| evasion(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| excuse(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| fake(show, joke, pretense, arrogance) | |
| feigning(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| gag(trick, con, cloak, semblance) | |
| going Hollywood(expression, show, exaggeration, pretension) | |
| hoax(trick, con) | |
| imitation(show, exaggeration, pretense, pretension) | |
| invention(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| misstatement(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| pose(show, exaggeration, front, pretension) | |
| putting on airs(expression, show, exaggeration, pretension) | |
| routine(trick, con, cloak, semblance) | |
| ruse(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) |
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