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entreaty(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
23
petition(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
22
appeal(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
21
request(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
19
supplication(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
19
excuse(noun, show, cause, return, reason)
16
justification(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
16
solicitation(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
16
suit(noun, order, charge, call, demand)
15
prayer(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
13
explanation(noun, position, return, sign, report)
12
application(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
12
argument(noun, position, return, reason, speech)
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pretext(noun, show, cause, reason, trick)
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apology(noun, return, reason, trick, claim)
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vindication(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
9
answer(noun, return, reason, speech, approval)
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defence
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extenuation(noun, return, reason, trick, claim)
8
reason(noun, trick, case, claim, approval)
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