sham vs pseudo

sham and pseudo both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sham and pseudo are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sham include fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, role player, shammer.

sham (noun)	pseudo (noun)
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

sham (adjective)	pseudo (adjective)
adopted in order to deceive	(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

sham (verb)	pseudo (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive
make a pretence of