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    charade
    cha‧rade /ʃəˈrɑːd $ ʃəˈreɪd/ noun
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: French
     Origin: Provençal charrado 'conversation'
    1. charades [uncountable] a game in which one person uses actions and no words to show the meaning of a word or phrase, and other people have to guess what it is
    2. [countable] a situation in which people behave as though something is true or serious, when it is not really true:
        Unless more money is given to schools, all this talk of improving education is just a charade.