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counter-statement(noun, answer)
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counterclaim(noun, return, sign, report, answer)
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critique(noun, description, observation, discussion, comment)
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crux(noun, support, action, point, base)
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details(noun, reason, description, brief, discussion)
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discourse(description, observation, discussion, teaching, comment)
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discussion(position, idea, claim, description, assertion)
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drift(noun, force, understanding, report, effect)
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end(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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enucleation(noun, explain, description, discussion, archaism)
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exculpation(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
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exemplar(noun, information, aspect, context)
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exemplification(noun, report, account, model, answer)
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expounding(noun, study, report, piece, account)
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extenuation(noun, return, reason, trick, claim)
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gist(noun, sense, significance, meaning)
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hypothesis(noun, action, position, reason, idea)
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implication(noun, sign, sense, suggestion, significance)
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