pretext
/ˈpriːtɛkst/
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American sound/ˈpriːtɛkst/
pretext
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- 2 syllables
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pre - text -> pretext
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alleged reason, excuse, cause, ploy, ruse, red herring, affectation, alibi, apologize for, appearance, bluff, cleanup, cloak, color, coloring, con, cop-out, cover, cover story, cover-up, curtained, curtaining, device, dispense from, exempt from, face, feint, fig leaf, front, give absolution, grant amnesty, grounds, guise, let go, letting go, make allowances for, mask, masquerade, plea, plead ignorance, pretense, routine, semblance, show, shrouded, simulation, song and dance, stall, stratagem, subterfuge, take rap for, veil, wink at, winked at
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