n. 25B6; noun this offer was denounced as a bluff : DECEPTION, subterfuge, pretence, sham, fake, deceit, feint, hoax, fraud, charade; trick, ruse, scheme, machination; informal put-on.
25B6; verb
they are bluffing to hide their guilt : PRETEND, sham, fake, feign, lie, hoax, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble.
I managed to bluff the board into believing me : DECEIVE, delude, mislead, trick, fool, hoodwink, dupe, hoax, beguile, gull; informal con, kid, have on.