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An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
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noun
An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
“He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”
noun
The property of being smooth and shiny
noun
An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
noun
An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
verb
Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
“Color a lie”
verb
Provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
verb
Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
“He annotated on what his teacher had written”
verb
Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
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He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
He tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
The situation soon took on a different color
Color a lie
He annotated on what his teacher had written
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