Contains

• pretense

  The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending".

• shenanigan

  The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).

• cheat

  A deception for profit to yourself.

• obscurantism

  A deliberate act intended to make something obscure.

• fakery

  The act of faking (or the product of faking).

• indirection

  Deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections...

• duplicity

  Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while...

• illusion

  The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas.

• impersonation

  Pretending to be another person.

• bluff

  The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your...

• take-in

  The act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone.