83 entries under con topic. ×

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artifice(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine)
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bluff(noun, cover, cause, fake, reason)
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claim(noun, action, trick, sham, statement)
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feigning(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
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red herring(noun, expression, cause, reason)
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ostentation(noun, trick, effect, face, sham)
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ploy(noun, cause, reason, trick)
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shift(noun, reason, slip, trick, escape)
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acting(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
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cause(noun, action, reason, base, call)
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cop-out(noun, cover, cause, reason, slip)
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dissimulation(cover, show, trick, sham)
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fakery(trick, deception, sham, fraud)
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faking(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
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hoax(noun, trick, deception, sham)
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make-believe(noun, fake, trick, effect, face)
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posing(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
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routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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story(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
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whitewash(noun, verb, reason, trick, deception)
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