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Synonyms: forgery, counterfeit, copy, sham, fraud, hoax, imitation, mock-up, dummy, reproduction, lookalike, likeness, charlatan, quack, mountebank, humbug, impostor, pretender, masquerader, hoodwinker, hoaxer, cheat, cheater, deceiver, dissembler, trickster, confidence trickster, fraudster, forged, fraudulent, false, bogus, spurious, pseudo, artificial, synthetic, simulated, replica, ersatz, plastic, man-made, mock, so-called, feigned, faked, put-on, assumed, improvised, invented, affected, insincere, unconvincing, forge, falsify, feign, mock up, reproduce, replicate, pretend, simulate, put on, make-believe, affect

Antonyms: genuine, authentic, true, real, sincere, honest, actual, legitimate, veritable, natural, heartfelt, candid, bona fide, frank, truthful, unfeigned, straightforward, unaffected, valid, factual, original, open, literal, artless, pure, proper

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1. THE JOURNEY

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... in wherever you like and grab whatever you want and nobody’s ever going to slap your fingers for it. CAIN Well, I never said anything like that. GRACE Oh, I know what you said. You’re going to change the world, that’s what you said; you and your artificial arm. But, personally, I think you’re crazy, and I would rather die than have anyone fool around with a perfectly good arm of mine. CAIN That’s the way it’s GOING to be. GRACE Not for me. I’m not going to let any crazy radio-smasher dictate ...

2. THE RECEPTIONIST

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... changes so fast we never do quite get used to it. All things, this too will pass away. I guess that helps us to laugh. And between the two, the tears and the laughter, there’s your brother, that meat-hungry old vulture with the plastic heart. SETH And the artificial arm. GRACE That’s what I mean - do you have to learn about that, do you have to get involved in that? SETH I know I’m not going home - not yet at least. GRACE Don’t think you’ll ever earn the right; don’t wait until you deserve ...

3. The Armor of Light

Romans 13:8-14

Drama

Larry Lange

... our good works. It's hard to believe love is our one commandment, our one mandate. It's hard to believe we're supposed to feed our enemies and give them something to drink. It's hard to believe curing twelve lepers or giving seven people in India artificial legs is going to accomplish anything at all. Love certainly doesn't make for exciting nightly news. And it certainly doesn't seem like love is going to accomplish anything when those who love end up on crosses. But we're all marked with that cross, Harry ...

4. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... between the aqueduct and the bottom of the Kidron which ran farther east than it does today.1 Jesus went to pray in a garden in the Kidron Valley. (See John 18:1.) Pools were important sources of water. Most in the city were artificial, rock-cut pools. Pools were gathering places for people and for water. People gathered at the pool of Bethsatha and the pool of Siloam. They hoped for healing. Figuratively, a pool showed God's power to transform the wilderness. (See Isaiah 41:18.) GOSPEL PARALLELS ...

5. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 2

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... pencil, wrap the rectangle around its point so the paper has a sharp point. Secure the ends with scotch tape or glue. 3. Tape these "thorns" completely around the pipe cleaners, making them go in different directions. 4. Staple or tape small pieces of artificial greenery to the ring of thorns. Make certain that the pipe cleaners are totally covered. Simon of Cyrene This costume is made by increasing the t-shirt pattern, but make the sleeves short and the length of the skirt mid-calf. Use either leather ...

6. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... be nice to show the children a real Swedish Christmas, don’t you? HOMEMAKER: You should see the lovely Christmas tree skirt I’ve made! It’s decorated with candy canes and holly. And I’ve just finished two dozen new tree ornaments: styrofoam balls covered with artificial fruit. WORKING WIFE: What do you mean, "That isn’t a nice enough gift for your mother?" It cost $12 more than I spent on my mother’s present! CHILD: And I want ice skates. WORKING WIFE: If you don’t like it, why don’t you ...

7. The Path of Creativity

Drama

William Grimbol

... homes - the imprisoned be given hope ... to live lives that reflect mercy and justice - that grant others both respect and compassion - that believe in the healing powers of love ... to dream dreams that will build the Kingdom, and not dreams that construct an artificial Camelot ... to have a vision of a safer - a saner - a simpler world ... to reject bigotry ... to abhor idolatries ... to claim our failures and our flaws ... to embrace the evil of this world with a faith that believes that the Good will ...

8. The Tree That Didn't Get Trimmed

Romans 11:33-34

Drama

Matthew Powell

... 1: said the grocer. This was only a fourth of what the grocer had asked for him at first. Even so the lady refused. Woman Shopper: No, no. I think I'll go across the street to the five-and-dime store and buy one of those nice artificial trees. Storyteller 2: The grocer pushed him back carelessly and he toppled over on his side. (Pause) Storyteller 1: It was Christmas Eve. It was a foggy evening, with drizzling rain. The alley alongside the store was thick with trampled slush. Storyteller 2: As he lay among ...

9. The Burglar's Christmas

Luke 15:22-24

Drama

Matthew Powell

... little boy! Narrator 1: He sat looking up at the magnificent woman beside him. Then, in the deep red coals of the grate, he saw the faces of other women who had come, since then, into his vexed, disordered life. Will: (To audience) Laughing faces, with eyes, artificially bright eyes, without depth or meaning. Will: (To Mother) Ah, Mother, you make other things seem so false. You must feel that I owe you an explanation, but I can't make any, even to myself. We make poor exchanges in life. I can't make out ...

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