When the judgment's weak, the —— is strong.
The —— is always in favor of what exists.
His fine features, manly form, and perfect manners awakened an instant —— in his favor.
PRETENSE ([page 283]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is a pretense? How does it differ from a pretext? 2. What is a ruse?
EXAMPLES.
The claim of a stronger nation to protect a weaker has commonly been but a —— for conquest.
It is not poverty so much as —— that harasses a ruined man—the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse.