Hyphenation
im·pos·tureSynonyms
artifice,
cheat,
con,
copy,
counterfeit,
deceit,
deception,
fabrication,
fake,
feint,
fiddle,
flimflam,
forgery,
gambit,
hoaxEtymology
[ im-'päs-ch&r ] (noun.) 1537. Late Latin impostura, from Latin impositus, impostus, past participle of imponere.