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n. The act of imagining; make-believe

v. Present participle of pretend.

n. the act of giving a false appearance

"The trio is just too good to describe in their performance in game six as they waylaid the title pretending L.A. Lakers headed by Kobe Bryant."

unreal   

pretended    pretending    pretends   

claim    arrogate    lay claim    feigning    pretending    pretence    pretense    simulation   

imagine   

pretender    pretension    pretentiousness    pretentious    pretense   

simulate    feign    sham    assume   

simulate    feign    intend    design    plot    attempt    extend    profess    sham    feint   

End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend    amend    append    apprehend    ascend    attend   

semiprofessional    then-the    etherial    neededcredit    fisher-boy    dark-robed    masturbatory    skin-crawling    erogenous    half-defined