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charade

noun

/ʃəˈreɪd/

Meaning

an absurd pretense or act intended to deceive; also a word-guessing game

The trial was nothing more than a political charade.

play charades

pretense, farce, sham, act, masquerade

truth, reality

political charade, ridiculous charade, play charades

a chemical that causes leaves to drop from plants, often used in warfare or agriculture

A strong desire for sleep or drowsiness.

a social class system; a hereditary class of Hindu society

A size of book page resulting from folding a sheet of paper into eight leaves (sixteen pages).

the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition; anxiety or mental uneasiness

A person who is not Jewish