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sophist

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skilled in elaborate, devious arguments

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specious

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deceptively plausible; looks good but not real; implies fraud

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spurious

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not genuine or authentic; false

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apocryphal

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doubtful; dubious authenticity

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hornswoggle

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swindle; cheat; trick or dupe

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ersatz

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inferior substitute

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skulduggery

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underhanded feelings; deceitful behavior

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machinations

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crafty schemes; act of plotting

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montebank

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someone who deceives

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