| prose run mad(expression, idiom, ornament) |
| protestation(noun, interest, case, call, property) |
| putting on airs(expression, idiom, show, sham, exaggeration) |
| requirement(noun, interest, case, call, property) |
| screen(noun, cover, cloak, veil, trickery) |
| self-love(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride) |
| self-praise(noun, boast, self-congratulation, self-satisfaction, self-promotion) |
| semblance(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, cloak) |
| shine(noun, act, show, display, flash) |
| showoff(noun, show, fake, display, pretense) |
| smugness(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride) |
| snobbishness(noun, scorn, pretense, arrogance, affectation) |
| snootiness(noun, scorn, arrogance, superciliousness, condescension) |
| splash(noun, act, show, informal, display) |
| splurge(noun, act, show, display, flash) |
| stratagem |
| trick(deception, trait, sham, joke, pretense) |
| vested interest(expression, idiom, dueness) |
| vested right(expression, idiom, dueness) |
| dibs(noun, power, right, slang, interest) |