10
maneuver(noun, move, plan, catch, fake)
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deceit(noun, catch, fake, trick, deception)
10
hoax(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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intrigue(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, scheme)
9
imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
9
plan(noun, verb, move, action, play)
9
shift(noun, catch, fake, slip, trick)
9
trickery(noun, craft, trick, twist, deception)
8
game(noun, catch, trick, deception, plot)
8
move
8
strategy(noun, art, craft, plan, trick)
8
tactic(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, ploy)
7
cover(cause, trick, sham, con, excuse)
7
finesse(noun, move, action, trick, measure)
6
blind(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
6
expedient(plan, trick, excuse, dodge, plot)
6
fraud(noun, trick, deception, lie, dishonesty)
6
jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick)
6
sham(noun, trick, deception, lie, con)
5
chicanery(noun, trick, deception, cunning, plot)
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