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basis(noun, reason, base, call)
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call(noun, reason, base, element)
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grounds(noun, action, reason, claim)
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stall(noun, reason, trick, shift)
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apologia(noun, return, reason, approval)
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cop-out(noun, reason, slip, claim)
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foundation(noun, reason, base, call)
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guise(noun, show, trick, face)
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cloak(noun, verb, appearance, cover, show)
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cover story(noun, expression, reason, escape)
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device(noun, trick, con, pretense)
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feint(noun, con, pretense, ruse)
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ground(noun, reason, spur, basis)
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show(noun, break, time, appearance, event)
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veil(noun, verb, cover, ease)
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argument(noun, return, reason, base)
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cover-up(con, pretense, guise)
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front(appearance, show, face, con)
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idea(noun, reason, approval, argument)
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mask(noun, verb, appearance, cover, show)
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