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dissimulate(verb, act, cover, pass, play)
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falsehood(noun, trick, informal, deception, lie)
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farce(noun, respect, trick, sport, informal)
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feint(noun, trick, informal, deception, lie)
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flimflam(noun, cheat, trick, copy, deception)
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hypocrisy(noun, trick, deception, lie, fraud)
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lying(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, false)
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made-up(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
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man-made(adjective, fake, false, mock)
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meretricious(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
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misleading(noun, adjective, fake, deception, false)
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peacock(verb, act, fake, affect, pretend)
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phoney(noun, adjective)
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plastic(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
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pseud
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put-on(noun, adjective, performance, show, fake)
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ruse(noun, trick, deception, lie, con)
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shenanigans
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stratagem(noun, trick, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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supposititious(adjective, fake, informal, deception, false)
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