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Pretender Wants Pastry Having Uncovered Buffet

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noun

• a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

38%8Pretender wants partisan exposed
noun

• an ambitious and aspiring young person

adjective satellite

• desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

27%8Pretender to the papal office
noun

• someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected

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