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mitigating(adjective, justifying)
6
qualifying
4
excusing
4
justifying
4
palliating(noun, adjective)
3
diminishing
3
lessening(adjective, decreasing)
3
exculpatory
2
alleviating
2
excusatory
2
excuse
2
extenuatory
2
palliative
2
reducing
2
saving
2
allowance(qualification, vindication)
2
altering
1
tempering(verb, adjective)
1
attenuating
1
assuaging
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