| A | B |
| Abscond | depart secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution |
| Alias | assumed name |
| Anonymous | supplied or written by one whose name is not known or withheld |
| Cache | safe place for hiding and storing treasure, supplies, ect. |
| Canard | false, deliberately made-up report or story |
| Collusion | secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy |
| Con | swindle, after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick; coax |
| Connive | cooperate secretly with someone for a deceitful purpose; conspire |
| Covert | covered over; secret; surreptitious |
| Cryptic | having or appearing to have a hidden meaning; baffling; mysterious |
| Duplicity | double-dealing; hypocritical deception |
| Façade | false front; artificial or superficial appearance |
| Feign | make false show of; pretend; simulate; counterfeit |
| Impersonate | pretend to be some other person; assume the character of |
| Insidious | lying in wait to entrap; crafty; treacherous |
| Latent | present though invisible and inactive; potential |
| Malinger | pretend to be ill or incapacitated so as to avoid work or duty |
| Seclusion | condition of being withdrawn in a place hard to reach; solitude |
| Suborn | induce someone to testify falsely |
| Subterfuge | plan or trick to conceal one’s true objective; stratagem; deception |