118 entries under pretense topic. ×

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masquerade(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
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pretext(noun, cover, show, cause, reason)
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stance(noun, performance, show, fake, attitude)
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attitude(noun, performance, show, fake, sham)
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bluff(noun, cause, con, excuse)
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conceit(noun, show, passion, fashion, fantasy)
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falseness(noun, duplicity, pretension, insincerity)
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feint(noun, cause, con, excuse)
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fraud(noun, display, deception, lie)
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grandiosity(noun, show, fake, display, exaggeration)
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guise(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
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imposture(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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attitudinizing(noun, fake, sham, mannerism)
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cant(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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color(cause, con, excuse, ploy)
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deception(noun, trick, display, lie, sham)
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pomposity(noun, show, fake, display, flash)
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pompousness(noun, show, fake, display)
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posture(noun, performance, cover, show, fake)
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posturing(noun, fake, trick, sham, con)
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