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• mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
• pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
• cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
• portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
• sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
• depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
• coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
• draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• daub — When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.
• wash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
• tint — a color or a variety of a color; hue.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
• dye — a coloring material or matter.
• brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
• mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
• soften — to make soft or softer.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• underplay — to act (a part) sketchily.
• deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
• reproduce — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
• mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
• replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
• resemble — to be like or similar to.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• misstate — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
• distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
• belie — If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
• magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
• taint — the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
• dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
• cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
• camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
• deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
• obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
• alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
• varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
• sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
• beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
• masquerade — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
• muffle — to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
• screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
• shroud — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
• dissemble — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.