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sham n. [
fake, postiche] something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
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sham v. [
simulate, assume, feign] make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
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sham s. [
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on] adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
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sham n. [
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player] a person who makes deceitful pretenses
. wn #5
sham v. [
feign, pretend, affect, dissemble] make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
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