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rejoinder(return, argument, answer, explanation)
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relief(break, time, event, opening)
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reply(return, reason, approval, argument)
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response(return, reason, approval, argument)
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retort(return, reason, argument, answer)
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return(argument, answer, explanation, response)
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right(action, claim, need, statement)
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show(break, time, appearance, event)
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stopgap(reason, explanation, dodge, justification)
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veil(verb, cover, cause, ease)
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waiver
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affirmation(reason, explanation, pretext)
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allegation(action, reason, claim, statement)
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appeal
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argument(cause, return, reason, base)
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artifice(trick, shift, escape, routine)
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camouflage(verb, cover, ease, moderate)
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deception(show, trick, face, sham)
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dodge(verb, withdraw, abandon, trick)
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echo(answer, response)
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