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135 entries under trick topic. ×
| makeshift(reason, explanation, excuse, dodge) | |
| sham(noun, fake, deception, effect) | |
| affectation(noun, cover, show, cause, reason) | |
| defense(noun, cause, reason, claim) | |
| device(noun, action, cause, reason) | |
| justification(noun, cause, reason, base) | |
| artifice(noun, shift, escape, routine) | |
| blind(cover, air, disguise, veil) | |
| bluff(noun, cover, cause, fake, reason) | |
| claim(noun, action, sham, statement) | |
| dodge(noun, escape, excuse, maneuver) | |
| feigning(sham, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| pretend(deception, fraud, pretense, hoax) | |
| cover story(noun, expression, cause, reason) | |
| façade(noun, cover, show, face) | |
| fraud(noun, deception, pretense, hoax) | |
| imposture(noun, deception, fraud, pretense) | |
| ostentation(noun, effect, face, sham) | |
| ploy(noun, cause, reason, con) | |
| rationalization(noun, cause, reason, claim) |
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