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3
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3
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3
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3
disguising(verb, pretending)
3
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3
falsifying(verb, pretending)
3
feigning(adjective, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
3
forging(verb, pretending)
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imitating(noun, verb, fake, counterfeit, sham)
3
masquerade(noun, cover, trick, sham, con)
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pretension(noun, cover, deception, counterfeit, imitation)
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pretext(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
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