Masquerade and Shell

Masquerade

Masquerade noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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Shell and masquerade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Masquerade".

Nearby Words: masqueraded, masquerading

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Masquerade and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masquerade" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human masquerade	human shell
similar	similar masquerade	similar shell
entire	entire masquerade	entire shell
hard	hard masquerade	hard shell
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, thin, broken, different, magical.

Although he later says that the book was meant to be a "Tribute" he keeps up the masquerade, including getting fake hooks for hands and acting like a Shell-Shocked Veteran.

Source: Phony Veteran
In Vampire: The Masquerade Masquerade, the Nosferatu are all horribly disfigured; most of them look like their namesake, but a good number of them "just" have hideous growths and scar tissue that could stop a tank shell.

Source: The Grotesque

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