80 entries under sham topic. ×
| decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie) | |
| gag(noun, catch, trick, sport) | |
| stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape) | |
| chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk) | |
| wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit) | |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit) | |
| con(noun, action, cause, plan, play) | |
| masquerade(cause, trick, copy, counterfeit) | |
| snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie) | |
| stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist) | |
| act(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| affectation(cause, trick, con, excuse) | |
| appearance(cause, trick, con, excuse) | |
| bilk(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| cloak(cause, trick, deception, con) | |
| confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie) | |
| crock(noun, trick, lie, con) | |
| dissimulation(trick, deception, dishonesty, cunning) | |
| double-dealing(trick, deception, dishonesty, cloak) | |
| excuse(noun, cause, slip, trick, shift) |
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