"the wife of the colonel, her sister, and the governess, though they had been initiated into the secret, kept up pretence of knowing nothing; they sat in the dining-room and did not show themselves in the drawing-room or the hall." based on the context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of pretence? a. a dramatic act b. an initial reaction c. an emotional response d. a false outward appearance

The right answer is D. a false outward appereance.

Explanation:

The noun 'pretence' is based upon the verb 'pretend'. It might mean to fake or to put forward an unreal situation.

Normally, both 'pretence' and 'pretend' have a negative meaning, it's usually linked to deceiving and presuming.

However, it's also used to talk about a game children like to play: 'let's play pretend, I'll be the doctor and you'll be my patient'.

the five different scouting organizations are cub scouts, boy scouts, girl scouts, brownies, and 4h. the main purpose of the scouting movement is to young people develop mentally, spiritually and physically.