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naked eye collapse: the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"

disguise collapse: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"; make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

artful collapse: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

deceitful collapse: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

refraction collapse: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

duff collapse: a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron

dishonest collapse: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

factitious collapse: not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

masquerade collapse: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"; take part in a masquerade

holier-than-thou collapse: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

unfaithful collapse: not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction"; not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"; having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful"

expressionism collapse: an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

alias collapse: a name that has been assumed temporarily; as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"

probable collapse: an applicant likely to be chosen; apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"; likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

untruthful collapse: not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person"

disloyal collapse: deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

hallucinatory collapse: characterized by or characteristic of hallucination ; "the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford

immateriality collapse: the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter; complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

falsely collapse: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"; in an insincerely false manner; "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"

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