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rationalness(noun, good, understanding, reason, burden)
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absolution(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
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acquittal(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
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advocacy(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
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affirmation(noun, pretext)
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aim(noun, cause, reason, object, importance)
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alibi(noun, pretext)
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allegorization
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analogue(noun, report, account, answer, meaning)
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annotation(noun, report, account, answer, meaning)
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antecedent(noun, cause, reason, object, base)
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antithesis and synthesis(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, quiet)
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apologia(noun, cause, reason, idea, case)
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apology(noun, cause, reason, idea, case)
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approval(noun, reason, argument, explanation, excuse)
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