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restatement(noun, summary, interpretation, translation, adaptation)
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riposte(noun, return, sign, report, answer)
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comeback(noun, note, return, sign, report)
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confession(noun, report, reason, account, picture)
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connotation(noun, force, understanding, effect, sense)
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contention(noun, position, claim, argument, assertion)
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