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excuse(noun, verb, cause, favor, reason)
12
plea(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim)
10
pretext(noun, verb, cause, reason, trick)
8
evasion(noun, reason, excuse, dodge)
8
justification(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
6
affirmation(noun, reason, excuse, evidence)
6
cover(noun, verb, cause, reason, trick)
6
reason(noun, trick, excuse, evidence)
5
subterfuge(noun, cause, reason, trick)
5
statement(noun, reason, claim, excuse)
5
vindication(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
4
apology(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
4
makeshift(reason, trick, excuse, dodge)
3
trick(reason, excuse, dodge, justification)
3
allegation(noun, action, reason, claim, statement)
3
assertion(noun, reason, claim, statement)
3
cop-out(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
3
account(noun, reason, excuse, evidence)
3
answer(noun, reason, argument, excuse)
3
assurance(noun, reason, excuse, evidence)
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