4
loophole(noun, trick, maneuver, stratagem)
4
pretension
4
racket(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, ruse)
4
refuge(noun, cheating)
4
scam(trick, pretense, ploy, wile)
4
show(cover, cause, deception, color, con)
4
sleight(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport)
4
sophistry(noun, trick, deception, talk, shift)
3
alibi(cause, reason, trick, explanation, con)
3
catch(noun, verb, trick, sport, lie)
3
conspiracy
3
cover-up(cover, show, cause, lie, color)
3
dishonesty(noun, trick, deception, cunning, deceit)
3
dodging(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
3
evasiveness(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
3
fetch
3
flimflammery(noun, deception)
3
gloss
3
guile(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, cunning)
3
jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick)
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