excuse
a reason you give to explain why you did something wrong, often to avoid blame.
nounExample
“My alarm broke is a common excuse for being late.”
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apologizeto say sorry for something you have done.argumenta disagreement, often with angry words, between two or more people.betrayto hurt someone who trusts you, or to fail to be loyal.blameto say that someone or something is responsible for something bad.latearriving after the expected or planned time.neutralizeto make something ineffective or harmless.reasona fact or explanation that tells why something happened.responsibilitythe state of being in charge of something, or having to deal with something.
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