38
fake(verb, adjective, take, act, change)
31
feign(verb, take, act, change, cover)
26
sham(noun, verb, adjective, take, act)
25
counterfeit(verb, adjective, take, act, change)
22
affect(verb, take, act, change, cover)
20
make believe(verb, expression, idiom, take, play)
19
simulate(verb, take, act, change, cover)
19
assume(verb, take, change, cover, show)
18
venture(verb, try, think, believe, suggest)
17
dissemble(verb, act, cover, agree, allow)
17
guess(verb, fancy, reason, try, assume)
15
act(noun, verb, play, do, create)
14
hazard(verb, try, think, believe, suggest)
14
make-believe(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
13
profess(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
13
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, play)
13
represent(verb, act, play, do, perform)
12
dissimulate(verb, act, cover, pass, obscure)
12
mock(noun, verb, adjective, bother, play)
10
artificial(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
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