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device(cause, trick, con, excuse)
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dissemblance(honest, display, deception, true)
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face(appearance, cover, show, cause)
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imitation(show, catch, trap, sham)
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mockery(deception, sham, con, fraud)
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pomposity(show, dishonesty, deceit, delicacy)
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title(power, right, interest, case)
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trick(catch, fake, deception, trap)
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airs(show, sham, exaggeration, front)
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copy(fake, deception, counterfeit, fraud)
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display(cover, show, trick, deception)
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due(power, right, interest, case)
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faking(cover, show, trick, sham)
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falseness(deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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humbug(show, trick, deception, sham)
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impersonation(cover, show, counterfeit, color)
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mimicry(sham, imitation, joke, entertaining)
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parody(sham, imitation, joke, farce)
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posing(cover, show, trick, sham)
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rationale
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