4
coloring(noun, cover, show, cause, fake)
4
device(noun, cause, trick, con, excuse)
4
dissemblance(noun, honest, display, deception, true)
4
face(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
4
imitation(noun, show, catch, trap, sham)
4
mockery(noun, deception, sham, con, fraud)
4
pomposity(noun, show, dishonesty, deceit, delicacy)
4
pretend(verb, deception, fraud)
4
title(noun, power, right, interest, case)
4
trick(noun, catch, fake, deception, trap)
3
airs(noun, show, sham, exaggeration, front)
3
copy(noun, fake, deception, counterfeit, fraud)
3
display(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
3
due(noun, power, right, interest, case)
3
facade
3
faking(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
3
falseness(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
3
humbug(noun, show, trick, deception, sham)
3
impersonation(noun, cover, show, counterfeit, color)
3
loftiness
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