7
pretext(noun, cover, show, fake, color)
7
smooth(verb, press, smooth, clean, spread)
7
translate(verb, report, view, review, understand)
7
veil(noun, verb, cover, show, fake)
7
whitewash(verb, give, cover, finish, hide)
6
analysis(noun, explanation, observation, comment)
6
brilliance(noun, shine, glow, intensity, beam)
6
camouflage(verb, hide, truth, white, soft-pedal)
6
coat(noun, verb, set, cover, increase)
6
distort
6
elucidate(verb, state, light, note, observe)
6
elucidation(noun, note, report, review, account)
6
excuse(description, clarification, vindication, elucidation, dissuasion)
6
falsify(verb, fake, alter, hide, adjust)
6
glint(noun, cover, finish, shine, glow)
6
guise(noun, cover, show, finish, fake)
6
hide(verb, truth, white, soft-pedal)
6
justify(verb, truth, define, interpret, annotate)
6
light(noun, verb, perfect, glow, intensity)
6
misrepresent(verb, fake, alter, hide, counterfeit)
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