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feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

raccoon collapse: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America; the fur of the North American racoon

porcupine collapse: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

chimpanzee collapse: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

mystery play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

talk show collapse: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

miracle play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

revue collapse: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

doubles collapse: tennis played with two players on each side; badminton played with two players on each side

guinea pig collapse: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research

ferret collapse: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits; hunt with ferrets; hound or harry relentlessly

protective coloration collapse: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

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