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Snide :: Snide (a.) Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods..

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

Polygraph :: Polygraph (n.) An instrument for detecting deceptive statements by a subject, by measuring several physiological states of the subject, such as pulse, heartbeat, and sweating. The instrument records these parameters on a strip of paper while the subject is asked questions designed to elicit emotional responses when the subject tries to deceive the interrogator. Also called lie detector.

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

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

Fallacy :: Fallacy (n.) Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

Delusive :: Delusive (a.) Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream..

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

Hoax :: Hoax (n.) A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.

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

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

Phenacite :: Phenacite (n.) A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz..

Deceptive :: Deceptive (a.) Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance..

Pretence :: Pretence (n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint..

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..

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

Stratagemical :: Stratagem (n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination..

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

Elusory :: Elusory (a.) Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive.

Deceptory :: Deceptory (a.) Deceptive.

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