1
frill(waste, nonsense, ostentation, showiness, flamboyance)
1
fussiness(waste, nonsense, ostentation, fastidiousness, showiness)
1
gall(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
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gasconade
1
grandioseness(noun, show, fake, plain, conceit)
1
guise(noun, cover, trick, sham, con)
1
high-handedness(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
1
huff(noun, disdain, conceit, arrogance, assumption)
1
hypocrisy(noun, show, fake, dishonesty, deceit)
1
immodesty(noun, disdain, conceit, pretense, arrogance)
1
impertinence
1
knickknack(waste, nonsense, ostentation, showiness, flamboyance)
1
layout(noun, act, show, display, exhibit)
1
lip service(noun, expression, show, dishonesty, deceit)
1
make believe
1
manifestation(noun, act, show, display, exhibit)
1
mask(trick, sham, con, cloak, veil)
1
masquerade(noun, cover, trick, sham, con)
1
meretriciousness(waste, nonsense, ostentation, showiness, flamboyance)
1
misrepresentation(fancy, line, trick, sham, con)
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