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61 entries under noun topic. ×
| excuse(cause, reason, escape, explanation) | |
| pretext(cause, reason, trick, con) | |
| alibi(cause, reason, trick, escape) | |
| apology(reason, trick, explanation, excuse) | |
| cloak(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| color(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| cover(cause, reason, explanation, con) | |
| cover-up(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| device(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| feint(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| front(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| guise(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| mask(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| semblance(cause, reason, trick, con) | |
| show(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| stratagem(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| subterfuge(cause, reason, trick, con) | |
| trick(reason, explanation, excuse, dodge) | |
| veil(cause, con, excuse, pretense) | |
| pretense(cause, con, excuse, guise) |
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