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pretension(noun, act, show, fake, display)
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show(noun, performance, cover, cause, attitude)
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pose(noun, performance, cover, show, position)
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affectedness(noun, honest, true, look, conduct)
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ostentation(noun, act, show, trick, display)
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pretense(noun, performance, cover, show, cause)
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mannerism(noun, fake, honest, sky, trait)
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air(noun, style, cover, show, character)
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hypocrisy(noun, show, display, lie, pretense)
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pretentiousness(noun, act, show, trick, display)
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front(noun, performance, act, cover, show)
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artificiality(noun, behavior, exaggeration, pretension, insincerity)
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act(noun, show, fake, trick, display)
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carriage(noun, fake, sham, pretense, pose)
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sham(noun, performance, show, fake, trick)
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simulation(noun, performance, cover, show, cause)
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airs(noun, show, behavior, pride, pretense)
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display(noun, show, trick, deception, lie)
6
facade(noun, cover, fake, trick, behavior)
5
appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, trick)
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