sham vs affect

sham and affect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sham	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sham and affect are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sham include dissemble, feign, pretend.

sham (noun)	affect (noun)
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

sham (adjective)	affect (adjective)
adopted in order to deceive

sham (verb)	affect (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	act physically on; have an effect upon
make a pretence of	have an effect upon
	make believe with the intent to deceive
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	connect closely and often incriminatingly