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63 entries under excuse topic. ×

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stratagem(noun, art, craft, cause, catch)
31
ruse(noun, art, craft, action, cause)
25
device(noun, cause, catch, trick, honest)
23
ploy(noun, action, cause, catch, trick)
15
pretext(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
11
feint(noun, cause, catch, trick, honest)
7
bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, deception)
6
expedient(noun, reason, trick, explanation)
5
color(cover, show, cause, deception, con)
5
cover(show, cause, reason, trick, color)
5
masquerade(noun, cause, trick, sham, con)
5
stall(noun, cause, reason, trick, shift)
4
front(cover, show, cause, deception, color)
4
show(cover, cause, deception, color, con)
3
alibi(cause, reason, trick, explanation, con)
3
cover-up(cover, show, cause, lie, color)
3
dodging(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
3
evasiveness(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
2
apology(reason, trick, explanation, dodge)
2
circumvention(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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