7
charade(noun, cover, show, fake, counterfeit)
7
guise(noun, cover, fake, sham, cloak)
7
hubris(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
7
title(noun, power, right, interest, case)
6
allegation(noun, interest, case, call, property)
6
assertion(noun, interest, case, call, property)
6
declaration(noun, interest, case, call, property)
6
hypocrisy(noun, show, fake, pretense, arrogance)
6
pose(noun, show, position, fake, trait)
6
self-importance(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
6
snobbery(noun, disdain, pride, conceit, pretense)
5
ambition(noun, drive, determination, success, motivation)
5
artificiality(noun, show, sham, exaggeration, artifice)
5
aspiration(noun, drive, love, passion, desire)
5
color(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, cloak)
5
cover(noun, dissuasion)
5
dream(noun, plan, hope, fantasy, wish)
5
feint(noun, pretense)
5
grandiosity(noun, show, fake, plain, daring)
5
hauteur(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
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