Ace
Ace noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Pretender
Pretender noun - One who makes false claims of identity or expertise.
Usage example: it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- In Pretender: A knight falls in love with a Broken Ace in love with someone they can't have.
Source: Plot Parallel - In A Song of Ice and Fire, there's the past pretender to the throne Daemon Blackfyre, who oddly enough, had a reputation as The Ace, as well as Daemon's rival, who was known as Bloodraven (real name Bryden Rivers).
Source: Darkness von Gothickname
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