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false front(expression, appearance, cover, show, fake)
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gilt
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hoax(noun, trick, deception, sham, con)
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humbug
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idea(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
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lend
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make-believe(noun, fake, trick, effect, face)
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posing(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak)
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posture(appearance, cover, show, disguise, cloak)
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put-on(noun, cover, show, slang, fake)
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quibble(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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refuge
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right(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse)
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routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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screen(cover, hide, disguise, cloak, veil)
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seeming(noun, appearance, show, effect, face)
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simulacrum(noun, appearance, show, effect, face)
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smokescreen
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story(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
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vindication(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim)
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