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01631830-a:
offering or expressing apology
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00306520-r:
in an apologetic and defensive manner
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00894738-v:
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
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00896141-v:
show to be right by providing justification or proof
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01017643-v:
state or assert
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01091427-v:
fight against or resist strongly
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06195249-n:
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
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00895304-v:
argue or speak in defense of
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00896803-v:
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
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02530167-v:
make an effort or attempt
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07110457-n:
the exchange of spoken words
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07130050-n:
something spoken
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00306520-r:
in an apologetic and defensive manner
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06559832-n:
any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
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