118 entries under pretense topic. ×

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sanctimony(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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showiness(noun, show, fake, display)
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snobbery(noun, show, fake, arrogance)
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bearing(noun, fake, sky, look, conduct)
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big talk(noun, expression, show, fake)
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coloring(cause, con, excuse, ploy)
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deceit(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
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device(noun, cause, con, excuse)
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dissembling(noun, cover, show, display, deception)
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face(noun, cause, effect, con, excuse)
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false show(noun, expression, fake, sham)
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falsity(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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grandioseness(show, fake, arrogance, pretension)
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mien(noun, fake, sky, look, conduct)
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pageant(noun, act, show, display, flash)
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pharisaism(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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posing(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak)
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speciousness(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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vanity(noun, act, show, display, exhibit)
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arrogance(pride, pretension, pretentiousness, self-importance)
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