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Complexion Pretext Crossword Clue

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adjective

• having or capable of producing colors

noun

• any material used for its color

• (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

• interest and variety and intensity

• the timbre of a musical sound

• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

• the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

verb

• modify or bias

• decorate with colors

• give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

• affect as in thought or feeling

• add color to

• change color, often in an undesired manner

31%11 A cover or pretext used to hide one's true motives
noun

• (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

• an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure

31%13 A pretense or pretext
noun

• a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

• something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

• screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

• a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

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