The term 'Practiced Deception' can be summed up by the crossword solution 'FAKED, ' which is a five-letter word. FAKED means to have made something appear real or true when it is not, or to have pretended to feel or believe something that one does not actually feel or believe. Practiced Deception is a form of dishonesty in which someone deliberately deceives another person or group of people for their own personal gain.