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pretentiousness(noun, act, cover, show, scorn)
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ostentation(noun, act, show, scorn, plain)
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affectation(noun, act, show, fake, display)
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pretence
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pretense(noun, cover, show, power, right)
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arrogance(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
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pomposity(noun, show, scorn, plain, flash)
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show(noun, fake, display, flash, air)
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claim(noun, power, right, property, request)
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demand(noun, interest, case, call, property)
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vanity(noun, act, show, scorn, display)
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front(noun, act, cover, show, fake)
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pompousness(noun, show, scorn, plain, flash)
8
airs(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
8
conceit(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
8
disguise(noun, show, fake, sham, covering)
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display(noun, show, flash, array, pride)
8
haughtiness(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
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loftiness(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
8
pretext(noun, trick, honest, pretense, maneuver)
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