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76 entries under sham topic. ×
| con(noun, cause, trick, deception) | |
| confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie) | |
| crock(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| deceit(trick, deception, con, fraud) | |
| decoy(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| display(cover, trick, con, air) | |
| dumb act(expression, trick, con, cloak) | |
| fallacy(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| falsification(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| fib(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| gimmick(noun, action, trick, lie) | |
| hogwash(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| illusion(noun, trick, effect, face, lie) | |
| jive(noun, reason, trick, deception, shift) | |
| lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) | |
| malarkey(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| posturing(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| pretentiousness(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| ride(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| schtick(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) |
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