| fallacy(noun, cover, line, trick, lie) |
| falsification(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| feigning(performance, show, trick, sham) |
| fib(noun, verb, cover, line, trick) |
| front(performance, show, cause, attitude) |
| gag(noun, verb, calm, break, trick) |
| gimmick(noun, action, trick, lie, sham) |
| guise(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| hogwash(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| illusion(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| jive(noun, verb, reason, trick, avoid) |
| make-believe(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| malarkey(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| mask(noun, verb, check, cause, block) |
| masquerade(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| misrepresentation(cover, line, trick, lie, sham) |
| ostentation(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| plea(cause, reason, trick, explanation) |
| ploy(cause, trick, excuse, maneuver) |
| posing(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |