Masquerade and Ploy

Masquerade

Masquerade noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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Ploy and masquerade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Masquerade".

Nearby Words: masqueraded, masquerading

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Masquerade and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masquerade" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

good	good masquerade	good ploy
elaborate	elaborate masquerade	elaborate ploy
similar	similar masquerade	similar ploy
typical	typical masquerade	typical ploy
Other adjectives: common, massive, little, bad, ancient, calculated.

There are still some "good" vampires but they are a rarity, and it looks increasingly like the Broken Masquerade was all just a ploy to get the sheep to trust the wolves.

Source: Series / True Blood
If it's a temporary thing, a sort of masquerade where characters pretend the dead one is alive, it's an Of Corpse He's Alive situation, or the El Cid Ploy.

Source: Dead Person Impersonation

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