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false show(noun, expression, appearance, show, fake)
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falsity(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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flourish(ostentation, boasting)
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forgery(noun, fake, copy, deception, counterfeit)
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gilt
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gimmick(noun, trick, pretension, ploy)
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haughtiness(show, front)
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image(noun, appearance, impression, resemblance, facade)
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imagination(noun, fantasy, story, nonsense)
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interest(noun, power, right, case, call)
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invention(noun, cover, show, trick, lie)
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justification(noun, power, right, title, award)
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lame excuse(expression, idiom, dissuasion)
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mendacity(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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misrepresentation(noun, cover, show, trick, lie)
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model
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nonsense(noun, trifling, drivel, garbage, joking)
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ostensible motive(expression, idiom, dissuasion)
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parade(show, ostentation)
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playacting(fantasy, story)
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