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n the enactment of a pretense v make believe with the intent to deceive v behave unnaturally or affectedly v put forward a claim and assert right or possession of v put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutatio…

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  1. n the enactment of a pretense v make believe with the intent to deceive v behave unnaturally or affectedly v put forward a claim and assert right or possession of v put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation v represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like v state insincerely