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121Theodicy — (IPAEng|θiːˈɒdɪsi) (adjectival form theodicean) is a specific branch of theology and philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the belief in an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent God, i.e …
122dissimulate — verb a) To practise deception by concealment or omission or by feigning a false appearance. But now, as he paced alone in his apartment, now that he was not upon exhibition, now when there was no eye to behold him, and there was no reason to… …
123camouflage — I verb adumbrate, alter the appearance of, assume a mask, be concealed, becloud, becurtain, bedim, befog, bemask, blanket, blind, bury, change the face of, cloak, close the curtain, cloud, color, conceal, couch, cover, cover up, curtain, deceive …
124feign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. simulate, pretend, counterfeit, sham. See falsehood, affectation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pretend, simulate, invent, fabricate; see invent 2 , pretend 1 . See Synonym Study at pretend . III (Roget… …
125simulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imitate, resemble, mimic; feign, counterfeit, pretend. See falsehood, imitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. feign, pretend, counterfeit, dissemble, imitate, mimic, misrepresent, sham, fake, assume,… …
126put on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pretend] Syn. feign, sham, make believe; see pretend 1 . 2. [*To deceive] Syn. trick, confuse, confound; see deceive . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To put (an article of clothing) on one s person: assume, don, get on …
127pretending — prɪ tendɪŋ n. feigning, putting on a false appearance, making believe pre·tend || prɪ tend v. present a false image or appearance; impersonate; act in a role; claim, assert adj. simulated, feigned, make believe …
128illusion — noun 1) he had destroyed her illusions Syn: delusion, misapprehension, misconception, false impression; fantasy, fancy, dream, chimera; fool s paradise, self deception 2) the lighting increases the illusion of depth Syn …