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clothesline(noun, lie, fantasy, book, falsehood)
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coloring(noun, fancy, line, lie, bias)
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crock(noun, lie, fantasy, story, bias)
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deceit(noun, fake, deception, lie, dishonesty)
1
defamation(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, deceit)
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detraction(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, deceit)
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distortion(noun, falsification, deformity)
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elaboration(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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embroidery(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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emphasis(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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enlargement(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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exaltation(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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excess(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
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extravagance(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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fable(noun, fantasy, story)
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fake(noun, fabrication, forgery)
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falsification
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fancy(noun, literature, nonfiction, fantasy, excess)
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farrago
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fictitious story
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