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  1. Episode Guide

    • 1. Pilot
      1. Pilot Dec 15, 1983
      • Soviet agent murders American spies in Europe.
    • 2. Diamonds
      2. Diamonds Dec 22, 1983
      • A courier carrying missile-launch codes is robbed and murdered on a jet.
    • 3. Girls for Sale
      3. Girls for Sale Dec 29, 1983
      • In Hawaii, a white-slavery ring captures a senator's daughter.
  2. The meaning of MASQUERADE is a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes. How to use masquerade in a sentence.

  3. noun. uk / ˌmæs.k ə rˈeɪd / us / ˌmæs.kəˈreɪd / masquerade noun (BEHAVIOUR) Add to word list. [ C or U ] behaviour that is intended to prevent the truth about something unpleasant or not wanted from becoming known: They kept up the masquerade of being happily married for over 30 years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. noun. a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes. Synonyms: mummery. a costume or disguise worn at such a gathering. false outward show; façade; pretense: a hypocrite's masquerade of virtue.

  5. a party or dance in which people wear masks (= coverings for the face): There were dozens of masquerade balls, parades, street dances, and fancy dress parties. A masquerade is also a false show or appearance: I’m afraid we will not have a fair election but another masquerade.

  6. To masquerade means "to pretend to be someone else." If you masquerade as a sweet, kind-hearted person, you present that image to the world, hiding your true identity as a jerk who has rage issues. As a verb, masquerade can also mean to dress up as someone else, in costume.

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  8. 1 day ago · 1. verb. To masquerade as someone or something means to pretend to be that person or thing, particularly in order to deceive other people. He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone. [VERB + as] ...vices masquerading as virtues. [V as n] Synonyms: pose, pretend to be, impersonate, profess to be More Synonyms of masquerade. 2. countable noun.

  9. 1. : a party at which people wear masks and often costumes. 2. : a way of appearing or behaving that is not true or real. Their happy marriage was all just a masquerade. [= charade] She could not keep up the masquerade any longer. 2 masquerade /ˌmæskə ˈ reɪd/ verb. masquerades; masqueraded; masquerading.

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