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Pharisee :: Pharisee (n.) One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews..

Charlatanical :: Charlatanical (a.) Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish.

Braggadocio :: Braggadocio (n.) Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.

Quack :: Quack (a.) Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor..

Pretence :: Pretence (n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.

Mansion :: Mansion (n.) The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.

Villa :: Villa (n.) A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.

Ismaelite :: Ismaelite (n.) One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house Ali..

Don :: Don (n.) A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities..

Rival :: Rival (a.) Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions..

Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.

Canter :: Canter (n.) One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

Pretension :: Pretension (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title..

Wiseacre :: Wiseacre (v.) One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce..

Pretentious :: Pretentious (a.) Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

Dissimulation :: Dissimulation (n.) The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.

Arrogant :: Arrogant (a.) Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior..

Arrogative :: Arrogative (a.) Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance.

Arrogate :: Arrogate (v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings..

Greekling :: Greekling (n.) A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions..

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