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fabrication(noun, fancy, fantasy, story, book)
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falsity(noun, true)
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misrepresentation(noun, fancy, line, true, fantasy)
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overstatement(noun, fancy, line, lie, story)
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alibi(noun, reason, trick, escape, argument)
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big talk(noun, talk)
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excuse(noun, return, reason, escape, argument)
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flight of fancy(noun, expression, idiom, fancy, idea)
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hot air
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incredible story(noun, expression, lie, story, bunk)
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tall talk(noun, exaggeration)
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account(reason, explanation, excuse)
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aggrandizement(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment, hyperbole)
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answer(noun, return, reason, argument, explanation)
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apologetics(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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apologia(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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apologizing(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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apology(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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argument(noun, return, explanation, justification, plea)
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blague
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