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Sham :: Sham (v. t.) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.

Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..

Prevaricator :: Prevaricator (n.) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.

Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.

Sham :: Sham (v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.

Ignominiously :: Ignominiously (adv.) In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.

Shend :: Shend (n.) To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame..

Barefacedness :: Barefacedness (n.) The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.

Reproach :: Reproach (v. t.) To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace..

Shamed :: Shamed (imp. & p. p.) of Sham.

Deceptivity :: Deceptivity (n.) Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham.

Hangdog :: Hangdog (a.) Low; sneaking; ashamed.

Shoddy :: Shoddy (a.) Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy..

Shampooed :: Shampooed (imp. & p. p.) of Shampo.

Shamoying :: Shamoying (n.) A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning..

Shama :: Shama (n.) A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut..

Shamoy :: Shamoy (n.) See Shammy.

Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame..

Factitious :: Factitious (a.) Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste..

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