| boasting(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| buncombe |
| bunkum |
| canard(noun, true) |
| cleanup(noun, return, reason, trick, escape) |
| cop-out(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| copout(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| crock(fancy, line, fantasy, story, book) |
| defense(noun, reason, trick, escape, argument) |
| elaboration(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| embroidery(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| enlargement(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| exaltation(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| excess(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| exculpation(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| excusing(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| exoneration(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| explaining(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| explanation(noun, return, reason, trick, escape) |
| extenuation(noun, return, reason, trick, escape) |