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86 entries under pretense topic. ×

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charade(noun, trick, sham, con, fraud)
2
concealment(trap, subterfuge, ambuscade)
2
masking(cover, show, colour, color, cloak)
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pharisaism(noun, trick, display, lie, con)
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quackery(noun, cheat, display, lie, ripoff)
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two-facedness(noun, display, lie, dishonesty, treachery)
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bad faith(noun, expression, idiom, display, lie)
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bigotry(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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burlesque(trick, sham, fraud, joke)
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cant(noun, trick, charm, display, lie)
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caricature(fake, trick, sham, fraud, joke)
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display(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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false profession(noun, expression, display, lie, fraud)
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glibness(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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irreverence(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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jive(noun, craft, fix, wrong, cheat)
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lip service(noun, expression, display, lie, fraud)
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pharisaicalness(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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phoniness(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonesty)
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pietism(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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