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clarification(noun, understanding, information, knowledge, report)
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elucidation(noun, expression, idiom, understanding, information)
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excuse(noun, action, cause, return, reason)
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explication(noun, understanding, report, reason, detail)
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account(noun, action, cause, report, reason)
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justification(noun, support, action, cause, return)
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rationale(noun, action, cause, report, reason)
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reason(noun, support, action, cause, trick)
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exegesis(noun, study, understanding, note, piece)
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meaning(noun, understanding, reason, meaning, brief)
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exposition(noun, expression, idiom, concept, action)
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comment(noun, verb, state, return, sign)
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key(noun, return, sign, report, account)
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plea(noun, position, return, sign, report)
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