4
profess(verb, fake, assume, fool, affect)
4
ringer(noun, reproduction, model, impression, parody)
4
rip-off(noun, fix, cheat, trick, deception)
4
role player(noun, expression, idiom)
4
scam(noun, verb, move, plan, fake)
4
shoddy
4
snide(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
4
specious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
unsound(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
4
wile(noun, cheat, trick, deception, lie)
3
Pretender
3
affectedness(noun, exaggeration, pretension, artifice)
3
carbon(noun, verb, do, fake, copy)
3
colorable
3
con game(expression, cheat, trick, deception, lie)
3
cover-up(noun, trick, deception, lie, fraud)
3
cover up(expression, act, cover, pass, obscure)
3
deceive(verb, obscure, fake, hide, fool)
3
delusive(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
device(noun, trick, lie, fraud, illusion)
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