pretence vs masquerade

pretence and masquerade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretence	Yes	No	No	No
masquerade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, masquerade is a hyponym of pretence; that is, masquerade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretence:

Other hyponyms of pretence include appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose, charade.

pretence (noun)	masquerade (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	making a false outward show
a false or unsupportable quality	a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
an artful or simulated semblance	a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
imaginative intellectual play
pretending with intention to deceive

pretence (verb)	masquerade (verb)
	pretend to be someone or something that you are not
	take part in a masquerade