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2
pretended(adjective, virtual, pseudo, quasi)
2
promising(adjective, aspiring)
2
prospective(adjective, aspiring)
2
self-appointed
2
self-called
2
self-christened
2
striving(adjective, aspiring)
2
titular
1
apparent(adjective, virtual, pseudo)
1
assuming
1
budding(adjective, aspiring)
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byname
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cognominal
1
diminutive
1
epithetic
1
goal-oriented
1
honorific
1
hypocoristic
1
improper
1
insolent
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