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- Thesaurus|334
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65 entries under pretense topic. ×
| fig leaf(noun, expression, cover, cause, top) | |
| fraud(trick, deception, lie, sham, story) | |
| put-on(noun, cover, show, top, trick) | |
| red herring(noun, expression, cover, cause, con) | |
| ruse(cause, deception, lie, con, excuse) | |
| Mardi Gras(expression, cover, show, deception, color) | |
| burlesque(trick, deception, fraud, hoax) | |
| cant(trick, deception, fraud, hoax) | |
| caricature(trick, deception, fraud, hoax) | |
| carnival(cover, show, deception, color, cloak) | |
| charade(deception, fraud, cloak, veil) | |
| cheat(trick, deception, lie, fraud, illusion) | |
| circus(cover, show, deception, color, cloak) | |
| cop-out(cause, con, excuse, ploy) | |
| costume ball(expression, cover, show, deception, color) | |
| counterfeit(trick, deception, fraud, cloak, veil) | |
| face(cause, con, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| fake(cover, trick, deception, fraud, air) | |
| farce(trick, deception, fraud, hoax) | |
| festivity(cover, show, deception, color, cloak) |
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