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magnification(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
mendacity
1
misjudgment(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
often ancient
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overemphasis(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
overestimation(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
overstatement(noun, fancy, line, lie, excess)
1
pious fiction
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pretension(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
pretentiousness(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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rant(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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shaggy dog story(noun, story)
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sham(noun, fake, fabrication, forgery)
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slander(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, deceit)
1
slight stretching
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stretch(noun, fancy, line, excess, embellishment)
1
taradiddle
1
whopper(noun, fantasy, story, excess, book)
0
antic(gag, witticism, pun)
0
balderdash
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