52 entries under pretense topic. ×
| con(noun, action, cause, plan, play) | |
| sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick) | |
| affectation(cause, trick, sham, con, excuse) | |
| color(cause, deception, con, excuse) | |
| cover-up(cause, deception, lie, con, excuse) | |
| facade(trick, deception, sham, con, cloak) | |
| lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) | |
| play(trick, maneuver, ploy, wile) | |
| put-on(noun, catch, trick, sport, copy) | |
| show(cause, deception, con, excuse) | |
| Mardi Gras(expression, deception, subterfuge) | |
| carnival(deception, subterfuge) | |
| charade(trick, deception, sham, con, falsehood) | |
| circus(deception, subterfuge) | |
| coloring(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| concealment(deception, subterfuge) | |
| costume(deception, subterfuge) | |
| costume ball(expression, deception, subterfuge) | |
| cover story(expression, cause, con, excuse, dodge) | |
| domino(deception, subterfuge) |
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