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pretex
verb
To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse
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pretex
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gloze
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put one over
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petitio principii
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lead on
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lead astray
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decipiency
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untruism
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think up
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pretext
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paraleipsis
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constructive fraud
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misken
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maskirovka
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explain away
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precontrive
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schesis
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excuse
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elench
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disguise
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inconcoct
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palm off
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abusion
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beswike
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jigamaree
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apagoge
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have on
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pretense
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pseudology
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falsary
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falsism
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lie in wait
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pseudodox
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impleadable
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leasy
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bovarism
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mispersuasion
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hypobole
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misrepresenter
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immask
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forlay
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drown out
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essoin
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epiplexis
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weasel out
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creephole
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petitionarily
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go back on
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improbation
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preterition
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falsehood
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forlie
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cheatable
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phony
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contrivement
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misintend
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conspiracy of silence
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obtend
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miscreance
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outfool
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essoiner
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purportless
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paralogism
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miscredent
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counterproof
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hysteron proteron
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mockish
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good story
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counterplead
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lie low
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mamaguy
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contradictable
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subterfuge
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obreptitious
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amphigoric
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avowant
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defail
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misrehearse
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cast about
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deception
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agonistical
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deludable
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charlatanical
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have in mind
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badger game
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amphigory
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lie
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play possum
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fake
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supercherie
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malicho
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do without
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ipsedixitism
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figure of speech
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anacoluthon
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manswear
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malengine
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excusation
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probator
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live down
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ghost word
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