1. noun - Something that is a counterfeit
noun - A person who makes deceitful pretenses
verb - Make a pretence of
verb - Make believe with the intent to deceive
2. v - To assume or display a false appearance of
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Matching Quote
"There is nothing of permanent value (putting aside a few human affections) nothing that satisfies quiet reflection —
except the sense of having worked according to one's capacity and
light to make things clear and get rid of cant and shams of all sorts."
-Thomas Henry Huxley
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