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equivocation(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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evasiveness(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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exculpate(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive)
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exculpation(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
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exempt from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, explain)
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exonerate(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive)
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exoneration(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
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expedient(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
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extenuate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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extenuation(noun, reason, trick, claim, approval)
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facade
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fake(cover, trick, deception, color, fraud)
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