PRETEXT

(noun) an artful or simulated semblance
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
synonyms : guise , pretence , pretense
Susan’s forgetting her purse behind at the party provided John with the perfect pretext for visiting her. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
synonyms : stalking-horse
Immediately after stealing the lady’s necklace, the housekeeper left under the pretext that her mother was seriously ill. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pretext

(Tag: ) preTEXT... when your teacher asks for an explanation for your low marks, you try to find an EXCUSE that you donot have a TEXTbook
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(Tag: ) pehley se soch lo text na pade ka kyaa bahaana maarna hai
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(Tag: ) 'pretext', replace 'x' by 'n' => pretend.
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(Tag: ) rashmita is sick of all the lame pretexts that rasika gives while going pubbing
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