3
take in(verb, expression, take, information, fake)
2
blow out of proportion(expression, idiom, fabricate, inflate, falsify)
2
abduct
2
abstract
2
angle(noun, verb, move, change, cause)
2
bad(adjective, wrong, immoral, unprincipled)
2
bait and switch(noun, expression, idiom, cheat, agreement)
2
bamboozle(verb, cheat, trick, stick, deceive)
2
bamboozlement(noun, cheat, trick, speed, deception)
2
betray(verb, take, fake, cheat, trick)
2
blackmail(noun, cheat, trick, deception, swindle)
2
bleed(verb, trick, deceive, fool, swindle)
2
bluff(verb, take, information, fake, cheat)
2
boast(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
boost(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
brag(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
cabbage
2
caboodle(verb, cheat, trick, deceive, fool)
2
caricature(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
chicane(noun, verb, cheat, trick, twist)
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