Đồng nghĩa của cons

cons, conned, conning

Đồng nghĩa: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, convict, defraud, diddle, flimflam, gaolbird, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, hustle, in opposition, inmate, jail bird, jailbird, learn, memorise, memorize, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, sting, swindle, victimize, yard bird, yardbird,

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takes to court gives a hearing puts on trial gets back to chases up

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learns attains grasps masters receives absorbs acquires gains gets imbibes assimilates comprehends digests pursues calculates notes observes perceives takes determines enrols enrolls picks up reads reviews swots understands acquires a knowledge of acquires skill in applies oneself to apprentices becomes competent in becomes expert in becomes proficient in becomes skilled at crams familiarizes oneself with familiarizes yourself with gains an understanding of gathers gets across gets clued up about gets the point of gleans grinds has lessons in hits the books knows backwards knows inside out mugs up peruses prepares reads up on works at becomes able becomes versed brushes up on burns midnight oil checks cracks the books drinks in gets down pat gets the hang of gets the knack of improves mind majors in minors in pores over soaks up specializes in takes course takes in trains in wades through watches larns

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