Although the husband and wife seem to be very much in love, their whole relationship before and after their marriage has always been based on ...... and pretence only.

Some people are self-centred and greedy to such a point that their most representative feature becomes ...... over time.

Appearances can be very ...... indeed. Just the other day I saw a man wearing and old scruffy suit and he turned out to be the production manager of a big movie studio.

Some of the negative characteristics that modern advertising features include ...... and subtle influence.

The real estate agent has been accused of selling houses by ...... . She claimed that the houses had been in perfect condition while most of them were dilapidated.