| illusion(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham) | |
| invention(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| jest(noun, catch, fake, trick, sport) | |
| jive(noun, craft, trick, shift, escape) | |
| joker | |
| jugglery | |
| kicker(noun, wrinkle) | |
| knavery | |
| lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) | |
| make-believe(trick, deception, sham, con, cloak) | |
| malarkey(noun, trick, lie, sham, con) | |
| mask(cause, trick, sham, con, excuse) | |
| method(noun, action, play, catch, fake) | |
| misrepresentation(trick, deception, sham, dishonesty, con) | |
| mock attack | |
| net | |
| obliqueness(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine) | |
| pass | |
| pitfall(noun, stratagem) | |
| play(trick, pretense, maneuver, ploy, wile) |
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