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cause(noun, cause, reason, object, argument)
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reason(noun, action, information, cause, trick)
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motive(noun, action, cause, reason, object)
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dregs(noun, waste, drift, trash, deposit)
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deposit(noun, waste, trash, accumulation, remains)
10
basis(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause)
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factor(noun, cause, reason, basis, justification)
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foundation(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause)
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lees(noun, waste, drift, trash, deposit)
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rationale(noun, concept, action, philosophy, cause)
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evidence(noun, information, mark, sign, reason)
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lands(noun, area, land, park, parcel)
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residue(noun, deposit, remains, residue, sediment)
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sediment(noun, drift, deposit, uncleanness, solution)
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settlings(noun, drift, precipitate, remains, residue)
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precipitate(noun, waste, drift, trash, deposit)
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provocation(noun, cause, reason, ground, stimulus)
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dross(noun, waste, trash, deposit, uncleanness)
6
justification(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
6
premise(noun, understanding, reason, system, belief)
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