3
juggle
3
knavery(noun, deception, fraud, fling, mischief)
3
ostensible motive(expression, idiom, dissuasion)
3
quibbling(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
3
quirk(noun, twist, deception, way, mistake)
3
shuffle
3
shuffling(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine)
3
sophism(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
3
tergiversation
2
ambiguity(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
apology(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
2
artful dodge(expression, idiom, cunning)
2
circumvention(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
2
cloak(cover, show, cause, trick, color)
2
con(noun, cause, trick, sham, excuse)
2
concealment(deception, pretense, suppression)
2
cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick, excuse)
2
cover up
2
cunning(noun, craft, slip, twist, deception)
2
deceptiveness(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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