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pretense
excuse
ruse
deception
mask
justification
sham
wile
front
story
cover
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stratagem
disguise
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blind
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fabrication
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vindication
falsification
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explanation
red herring
falsehood
veil
cop-out
prevarication
whitewash
veneer
shift
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truth
reality
honesty
exposé
uncloak
uncover
sentence
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facing
meeting
decision
fact
openness