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extenuation(noun, action, trick, claim)
12
palliation(noun, support, break, fix, increase)
5
excuse(noun, action, cause, claim)
4
apology(noun, trick, claim, approval)
4
palliative(noun, adjective, support, break, help)
4
plea(noun, trick, claim, approval)
3
explanation(noun, action, trick, claim)
3
justification(noun, action, cause, trick)
3
vindication(noun, action, cause, trick)
2
absolution(noun, stay, responsibility, approval)
2
acquittal(noun, stay, responsibility, approval)
2
exculpation(noun, stay, approval, argument)
2
exoneration(noun, stay, approval, argument)
2
shift(trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
2
whitewash(noun, action, trick, claim)
2
whitewashing(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
1
account(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
1
advocacy(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
1
alibi(noun, action, trick, claim)
1
answer(noun, account, approval, argument)
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