Pretense(n.) Alt. of Pretence
Pretensed(a.) Pretended; feigned.
Pretenseful(a.) Abounding in pretenses.
Pretension(n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
Pretension(n.) A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.

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