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sham
adjective
noun
verb
Adopted in order to deceive
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adjective
Adopted in order to deceive
“An assumed name”
noun
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
noun
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
verb
Make believe with the intent to deceive
“He feigned that he was ill”
verb
Make a pretence of
“She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger”
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An assumed name
An assumed cheerfulness
A fictitious address
Fictive sympathy
A pretended interest
He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
He feigned sleep
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