5
excusing(noun, verb, return, argument, explanation)
4
absolving(verb, vindicating)
4
pardoning(verb, vindicating)
3
apologize
3
regretting
3
repenting
2
apologise
2
apologising
2
apology(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
2
atoning(verb, adjective)
2
confessing
2
defending
2
defense(noun, argument, explanation, justification, plea)
2
justifying
2
mitigating(verb, adjective, vindicating)
2
vindicating(verb, vindicating)
1
acquitting(verb, vindicating)
1
answer(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
1
answering
1
apologetics(noun, return, argument, explanation, defense)
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