Anagrams of: PRETENDENT

• turn away from sin or do penitence

• feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

• A refrain (having repeated words, sounds or phrases).

• A repeated part in repeating decimals.

• the enactment of a pretense

• imagined as in a play

• make believe with the intent to deceive

• behave unnaturally or affectedly

• put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

• state insincerely

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• held from above and hanging down

• disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

• clean with one's bill

• pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

• dress or groom with elaborate care

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• become more intense

• make deeper

• become deeper in tone

• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

• a special loved one

• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• stroke or caress gently

• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

• a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)

• of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12

• To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.