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111simulation — by Andrew Wernick Simulation is a key Baudrillardian concept, and for many the one by which he is best known. In Latin, simulare (from the same Indo European root as same in English) means to copy. In modern English, simulation came to have… …
112dissembling — noun 1. pretending with intention to deceive • Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑feigning • Derivationally related forms: ↑dissemble, ↑feign (for: ↑feigning), ↑ …
113feigning — noun 1. pretending with intention to deceive • Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑dissembling • Derivationally related forms: ↑dissemble (for: ↑dissembling), ↑feign, ↑ …
114hypocrisy — n. (pl. ies) 1 the assumption or postulation of moral standards to which one s own behaviour does not conform; dissimulation, pretence. 2 an instance of this. Etymology: ME f. OF ypocrisie f. eccl.L hypocrisis f. Gk hupokrisis acting of a part,… …
115make-believe — I noun 1. imaginative intellectual play • Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence • Hypernyms: ↑imagination, ↑imaging, ↑imagery, ↑mental imagery 2. the …
116Pretense — Pre*tense , Pretence Pre*tence, n. [LL. praetensus, for L. praetentus, p. p. of praetendere. See {Pretend}, and cf. {Tension}.] 1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Primogeniture can not have …
117pretense — or pretence noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Medieval Latin pretensio, irregular from Latin praetendere Date: 15th century 1. a claim made or implied; especially one not supported by fact 2. a. mere ostentation ;… …
118American Revolutionary War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=American Revolutionary War caption=Clockwise from top left: Battle of Bunker Hill, Death of Montgomery at Quebec, Battle of Cowpens, Moonlight Battle date=1775–1783 place=Eastern Seabord, Central Canada, Hudson… …
119Hercule Poirot — Poirot redirects here. For the TV series, see Agatha Christie s Poirot. Hercule Poirot David Suchet as Hercule Poirot First appearance The Mysterious Affair at Styles …
120Andrew II of Hungary — Andrew II Andrew II of Hungary King of Hungary and Croatia Reign 7 May 1205 – 21 September 1235 ( 1000000000000003000000030 years …
