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pretense

/'pri,tɛns/

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noun
an artful or simulated semblance
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guise pretence pretext

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gloss color colour semblance
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pretending with intention to deceive
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dissembling feigning pretence

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deception misrepresentation deceit
noun
a false or unsupportable quality
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pretence pretension

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artificiality
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the act of giving a false appearance
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feigning pretence pretending simulation

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deception deceit dissimulation dissembling
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imaginative intellectual play
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make-believe pretence

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imagination mental imagery imaging imagery

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