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Illusiveness :: Illusiveness (n.) The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.

Serbonian :: Serbonian (a.) Relating to the lake of Serbonis in Egypt, which by reason of the sand blowing into it had a deceptive appearance of being solid land, but was a bog..

Sirenical :: Sirenical (a.) Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive..

Deceptively :: Deceptively (adv.) In a manner to deceive.

Deceptiveness :: Deceptiveness (n.) The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive.

Siren :: Siren (n.) Something which is insidious or deceptive.

Subtleness :: Subtle (superl.) Smooth and deceptive.

Pretence :: Pretence (n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death..

Illusion :: Illusion (n.) An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

Double-handed :: Double-handed (a.) Deceitful; deceptive.

Facsimile :: Facsimile (n.) A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness..

Illusive :: Illusive (a.) Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.

Trumpery :: Trumpery (a.) Worthless or deceptive in character.

Falsifier :: Falsifier (n.) One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; a liar..

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

Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..

Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.

Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie..

Leasy :: Leasy (a.) Flimsy; vague; deceptive.

Inveigle :: Inveigle (v. t.) To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.

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