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pretext
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deception
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pretension
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excuse(noun, dishonesty)
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cover(noun, disguise)
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guise
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feigning(noun, dishonesty)
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hypocrisy
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pretending
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hoax
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artifice
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cloak(noun, disguise)
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cover-up
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make-believe(noun, dishonesty)
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ruse
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sham
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show
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simulation(noun, dishonesty)
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affectation(noun, dishonesty)
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dissembling(noun, disguise)
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