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65 entries under pretense topic. ×
| mask(noun, cover, cause, top, deception) | |
| front(noun, cover, show, information, cause) | |
| masquerade(noun, cover, cause, top, deception) | |
| facade(noun, cover, show, top, trick) | |
| guise(noun, cover, cause, top, deception) | |
| cloak(noun, cover, cause, top, deception) | |
| cover(noun, cause, top, line, deception) | |
| screen(noun, cover, show, top, deception) | |
| veil(noun, cover, cause, top, deception) | |
| sham(noun, trick, deception, lie, fraud) | |
| cover story(expression, cause, con, excuse) | |
| device(cause, lie, con, excuse, illusion) | |
| excuse(cause, con, guise) | |
| stratagem(cause, lie, con, excuse, illusion) | |
| trick(deception, fraud, hoax, subterfuge) | |
| act(deception, fraud) | |
| bluff(cause, lie, con, excuse, illusion) | |
| costume(noun, cover, show, deception, color) | |
| fakery(trick, deception, lie, sham, fraud) | |
| false front(noun, expression, cover, top, trick) |
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