| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | The appearance of being true or real |
| fictitious | Not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated |
| seeming | Appearing to be real or true, but not necessarily being so; apparent |
| deceptive | Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| illusionism | The principle or technique by which artistic representations are made to resemble real objects or to give an appearance of space by the use of perspective |
