Pretext
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
Guise
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.
Example sentence: Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger always arises that it will be exploited by those who consciously or unconsciously present anti-Semitism in a new guise.