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Est. 1828
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'pretense'
Rhymes
248
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223
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153
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74
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1
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2
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pretense
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pretence
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Noun, Noun
pretending
x/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
feigning
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
pretension
x/x
Verb, Noun
dissembling
x/x
Noun, Noun
simulation
xx/x
Noun, Noun
guise
/
Noun
charade
x/
Noun
artifice
/xx
Noun
pretext
/x
Noun
subterfuge
/xx
Noun
ruse
/
Noun
illusion
x/x
Noun
semblance
/x
Noun
affectation
xx/x
Noun
delusion
x/x
Noun
veneer
x/
Noun
bravado
x/x
Noun
seeming
/x
Verb
disguise
x/
Noun, Verb
nonsense
/x
Noun
conceit
x/
Noun
scruple
/x
Noun
honesty
/xx
Noun
superficiality
xx/x/xx
Noun
presumption
x/x
Noun
false
/
Adjective
mockery
/xx
Noun
fake
/
Noun
silliness
/xx
Noun
pomposity
x/xx
Noun
facade
x/
Noun
deception
x/x
Noun
objectivity
xx/xx
Noun
hypocrisy
x/xx
Noun
ostensible
x/xx
Adjective
indifference
x/xx
Noun
respectability
xxx/xx
Noun
acquiescing
xx/x
Verb
cynicism
/xxx
Noun
decency
/xx
Noun
artificiality
xx/xxx
Noun
moralizing
/xxx
Noun
abandoning
x/xx
Verb
compunction
x/x
Noun
verisimilitude
xxx/xx
Noun
trappings
/x
Noun
masquerade
xx/
Noun
disinterest
x/xx
Noun
formality
x/xx
Noun
modesty
/xx
Noun
notion
/x
Noun
bombast
/x
Noun
niceties
/xx
Noun
modicum
/xx
Noun
sincerity
x/xx
Noun
dissimulation
xxx/x
Noun
subtlety
/xx
Noun
absurdity
x/xx
Noun
conventionality
x/x/xx
Noun
posturing
/xx
Noun
acquiescence
xx/x
Noun
dishonesty
x/xx
Noun
plausibility
xx/xx
Noun
propriety
x/xx
Noun
duplicity
x/xx
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
deceit
x/
Noun
disinterestedness
x/xxx
Noun
intellectualism
xxx/xxx
Noun
mystification
/xx/x
Noun
undermining
/xxx
Noun
bogus
/x
Adjective
insincerity
xx/xx
Noun
legitimacy
x/xxx
Noun
sentimentality
xxx/xx
Noun
relinquishing
x/xx
Verb
snobbery
/xx
Noun
earnestness
/xx
Noun
rigor
/x
Noun
sense
/
Noun
bluster
/x
Noun
pandering
/xx
Noun
sham
/
Noun
obfuscation
xx/x
Noun
assumption
x/x
Noun
eschewing
x/x
Verb
trickery
/xx
Noun
shirking
/x
Noun
contrivance
x/x
Noun
complicity
x/xx
Noun
nonchalance
/x/
Noun
falsity
/xx
Noun
superficial
xx/x
Adjective
secrecy
/xx
Noun
frivolity
x/xx
Noun
suspicion
x/x
Noun
devoid
x/
Noun
accusation
xx/x
Noun
betraying
x/x
Verb
mocking
/x
Verb
questioning
/xx
Noun
misdirection
xx/x
Noun
evading
x/x
Verb
restraint
x/
Noun
ostentation
xx/x
Noun
sophistry
x/x
Noun
insinuation
xxx/x
Noun
virtue
/x
Noun
pseudo
/x
Noun
pretender
x/x
Noun
impostor
x/x
Noun
impersonator
x/xxx
Noun
false alarm
/x/
Phrase, Noun
simulator
/xxx
Noun
poser
/x
Noun
mime
/
Noun
assumed name
x//
Phrase, Noun
mimic
/x
Noun
practitioner
x/xx
Noun
persona
x/x
Noun
fraud
/
Noun
imposter
x/x
Noun
clown
/
Noun
hypocritical
xx/xx
Adjective
casualness
/xxx
Noun
brands
/
Verb
guile
/
Noun
airs
/
Noun
appearance
x/x
Noun
bluff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
camouflage
/xx
Noun, Verb
candid
/x
Adjective, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
comedy
/xx
Noun
contention
x/x
Noun
counterfeits
/xx
Noun
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
fraudulent
/xx
Adjective
humbug
/x
Noun, Verb
lip service
//x
Phrase, Noun
mannerism
/xxx
Noun
pose
/
Verb, Noun
rationalizations
xxxx/x
Noun
show
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
get
/
Verb, Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
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