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noun • A freak or whim; an idle fancy. • A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext • (drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note. verb • To deceive with a falsehood. • (drumming) To play (notes as) a flam. | ||||||||
| 32% | 11 | Deception of Raj, or honest deception? | ||||||
noun • a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War • a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful • a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst | ||||||||
| 17% | 4 | Deception | ||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
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