2
blind
2
bluster(noun, scorn, claim, disdain, nerve)
2
cant
2
cloak(noun, cover, veil, trickery, mask)
2
coloring(noun, cover, fancy, line, counterfeit)
2
conceitedness(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
2
condescension(noun, scorn, disdain, pride, conceit)
2
counterfeit(noun, cover, copy, face, imitation)
2
cover up
2
deceit
2
disdain(noun, scorn, nerve, pride, conceit)
2
disdainfulness(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
2
dissimulation(counterfeit, face, fantasy, story, cloak)
2
exaggeration(noun, fancy, line, claim, stretch)
2
exhibition(noun, act, show, display, flash)
2
face(noun, cover, counterfeit, cloak, veil)
2
fake(noun, show, trick, informal, sham)
2
faking(noun, cover, deception, counterfeit, imitation)
2
false show(noun, expression, fake, sham, pretense)
2
flashiness
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