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23 Cards in this Set
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spurious
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fake,counterfeit
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fictitious
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Of, relating to, or characterized by fiction
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guile
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trickery, deceit
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beguile
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to deceive with charm
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entrance
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To put into a trance.
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stratagem
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a deceitful scheme
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ploy
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An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously
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gimmick
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An innovative stratagem or scheme employed especially to promote a project
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surreptitious
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deceptive, sneaky
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clandestine
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secret,hidden
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stealth
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sneakiness, ability to avoid detection
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duplicity
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deceit, hypocritical deception
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chicanery
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Deception by trickery or sophistry
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improbity
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Lack of probity
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specious
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false but plausible
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sophistic
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Apparently sound but really fallacious
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furtive
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secretive, sneaky
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pseudonym
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pen name
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anonym
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pseudonym
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fallacious
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deceptive, false
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delusory
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Tending to deceive
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erroneous
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Containing or derived from error
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rapacious
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greedy, ravenous
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