| faking(trick, deception, sham, falsehood) | |
| falsehood(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) | |
| falsification(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| feigning(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| fig leaf(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) | |
| grounds(cause, excuse, dodge, evasion) | |
| insincerity(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| misstatement(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| ostentation(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| plea(cause, excuse, dodge, evasion) | |
| posing(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| posturing(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| pretentiousness(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| schtick(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, excuse) | |
| veneer(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
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