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pretense

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1. n. Alt. of Pretence Source: opted
2. n. the act of giving a false appearance Source: wordnet
3. n. pretending with intention to deceive Source: wordnet
4. n. imaginative intellectual play Source: wordnet
5. n. a false or unsupportable quality Source: wordnet
6. n. an artful or simulated semblance Source: wordnet
7. n:100 n. the act of giving a false appearance n. pretending with intention to deceive n. imaginative intellectual play Source: ecdict

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false pretending appearance deceive giving imaginative intellectual intention play pretence artful quality semblance simulated unsupportable

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pretendant pretended pretendence pretender pretender's pretenders pretendership pretendingly pretends

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