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   Im·pos·ture

   /imˈpäsCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others: "I discovered the imposture as soon as her doppelganger arrived"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via French from late Latin impostura, from Latin imposit- ‘imposed upon’, from the verb imponere (see impose).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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