96 entries under con topic. ×

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cover(cause, trick, sham, excuse)
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jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick)
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sham(noun, trick, deception, lie)
5
front(cause, deception, excuse, pretense)
4
bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, skill)
4
decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
4
gag(noun, catch, trick, sport, sham)
4
red herring(expression, cause, excuse, pretense)
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stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
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chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk)
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wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
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catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit)
2
snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie)
2
stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
1
act(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
1
affectation(cause, trick, sham, excuse)
1
appearance(cause, trick, sham, excuse)
1
bilk(noun, trick, lie, sham)
1
cloak(cause, trick, deception, sham)
1
color(cause, deception, excuse, pretense)
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