SHAM:
• (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
• (n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
• (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
• (v. t.) To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
• (v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
• (v. t.) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
• (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.