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imagination(literature, fantasy, book, exaggeration, novel)
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inflation(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
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inveracity(noun, true)
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jive(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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justification(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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legal fiction
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little white lie(expression, idiom)
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made-up story
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magnification(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
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mendacity
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misstatement(noun, true)
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off-time(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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overemphasis(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
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pious fiction
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plea(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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pretext(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
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rationalization(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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rejoinder(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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reply(noun, return, reason, argument, explanation)
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response(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification)
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