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63 entries under pretension topic. ×

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insincerity(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
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masquerade(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
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bluff(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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conceit(noun, show, passion, fashion, fantasy)
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falseness(noun, pretense, duplicity, insincerity)
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fraud(noun, display, deception, lie, pretense)
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grandiosity(noun, show, fake, display, exaggeration)
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guise(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
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imitation(noun, behavior, exaggeration, artifice)
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imposture(noun, display, deception, lie, fraud)
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pomposity(noun, show, fake, display, flash)
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pompousness(noun, show, fake, display, pretense)
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posturing(noun, fake, trick, sham, con)
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showiness(noun, show, fake, display, pretense)
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charade(noun, show, fake, trick, sham)
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claim(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
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cover(noun, cause, trick, sham, con)
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deceit(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
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device(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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exaggeration(noun, arrogance, pretentiousness, self-importance)
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