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Abjure

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recant, renounce, reject solemnly and avoid [맹세•신의•주장 따위]를 공개적으로 버리다

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Abrogate

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to abolish or annual by authority, put down [법률•습관 따위]를 폐지[폐기]하다

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Abstain

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to refrain from an activity (stop)

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Admonish

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to reprove, to express warning or disapproval

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Adumbrate

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어렴풋이, to foreshadow vaguely, outline sketchily

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Adroit

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adept, dexterous (knowledgeable)

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Aesthetic

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Aggrandize

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to increase in intensity, power

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Alacrity

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Alchemy

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a magical or wonderful transformation

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Alloy

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to commingle; 합금,
unalloy means pure

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Unalloyed means pure

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Ambiguity

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uncertainty in meaning

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Ambivalence

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the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings

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Amenable

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agreeable, responsive to suggestion (AMEN)

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Anathema

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저주 ecclesiastical (religious) curse, loathed

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Anodyne

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soothing

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Antagonize

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to irritate or cause hostility (을 적으로 만들다)

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Antithetical

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정반대된다 diametrically opposed, as in antithesis

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Apathy

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lack of interest or feeling

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Apocryphal

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작자나 전거가 의심스러운; 가짜의 dubious authenticity or origin

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Apogee

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절정, Farthest or highest point, culmination,

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Apostate

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one who abandons long held religious

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Apotheosis

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deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example (신격화)

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Apposite

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Appropriate, pertinent

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Appropriate

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to take for one's own use, confiscate 제것으로 만들다;

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Arabesque

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complex, ornate design
(화려하게 장식한)

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Arcane

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mysterious, abstruse, esoteric
(불가사의한)

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Archaic

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outdated, perhaps more primitive time

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Arduous

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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort, 힘든, 곤란한.

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Arrant

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impudent in everyway, being completely such, bare-faced, utter,
악명 높은

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Arrest

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to suspend, to engage

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Articulate

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to enunciate (명확하게 발음하다) or pronounce clearly

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Artless

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completely without guile, without artificiality

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Ascetic

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self-denial especially as an act of religious devotion

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Asperity

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severity rigor, acrimony, irritability (

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Aspersion

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an act of defamation or maligning
(비난)

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Assuage

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lessen, to appeases or pacify

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Astringent

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having a tightening effect on living tissue, harsh, severe

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Augury

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omen, portent

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August

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majestic, venerable (존경할 만한)

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Auspice

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protection or support, patronage
*it can also mean "sign" or portent"

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Auspicious

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favorable, propitious(자비로운), successful, prosperous
상서로운; 행운의, 순조로운

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Austere

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without adornment (꾸미기), bare, severely simple

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Avarice

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greed, especially for wealth

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Aver

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to state as a fact, to confirm or support

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Axiom

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universally recognized principle, a generally accepted

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Baleful

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sinister, pernicious, ominous
사악한

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Bane

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cause of injury, source of persistent frustration

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Beatify

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to bless, make happy, ascribe(의 탓으로 하다) a virtue

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Bedizen

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to adorn(꾸미다), cheap, showy manner, festoon(꽃줄), caparison(장식)

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Belie

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to give a false impression of, to misrepresent

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Bellicose

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belligerent(싸움을 좋아하는, 용감한), pugnacious, warlike

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Benign

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favorable, harmless

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Bent

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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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Blandish

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to coax (달래어) with flattery, toady or fawn
달콤한 말을 하다

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Boisterous

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loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
(scott)

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Bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic

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pompous (거만한), grandiloquent (허풍)

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Boor

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rude or insensitive person, lout, yokel

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Broach

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bring up, announce, begin to talk about

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Brook

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to tolerate, endure, countenance

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Bucolic

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rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
시골뜨기

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Byzantine

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labyrinthine, complex
미로 같은, (복잡하게) 뒤얽힌

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Cacophony

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harsh sound, dissonance

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Cadge

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to sponge, beg, or mooch
조르다, 우려내다, 등쳐먹다; 구걸[걸식]하다
(aniruth)

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Cajole

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to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet talk
[남]을 감언으로 속이다; [남]을 치켜세우다

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Calumniate

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to slander(비방, 욕설), make a false accusation
비방하다

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Canon

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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Capricious

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inclined to change one's mind, impulsively, erratic, unpredictable
변덕스러운

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Cardinal

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of basic importance or consequence, primary
가장 중요한, 주요한, 기본적인

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Caret

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an insertion mark(^) used by editors and proofreaders

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Carnality

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something relating to the body or flesh
육욕(lust)

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Castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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Catalyst

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Causality

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the relationship between cause and effect
원인

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Caustic

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burning or stinging, causing corrosion

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Censure

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criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chaos

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a condition of confusion or unpredictability

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Chary

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wary, cautious, sparing
조심성 있는(watchful), 주의 깊은

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Chasten

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chastise or correct subdue
[남]을 징벌하다, 혼내다, 단련하다

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Chauvinist

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one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member

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Chic

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stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress

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Chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge
속임수

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Chimera

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an illusion

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Choleric

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tending toward anger
화를 잘 내는

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Churlish

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boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable
상스러운, 막된, 붙임성 없는

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Coalesce

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to come together, to fuse or unite

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Cogent

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing

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Color

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to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort(뒤틀다), or gloss over

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Commensurate

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matching, corresponding

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Confound

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to cause to be confused, to frustrate
[사람•이름•말 등]을 잘못하여 동일시하다, 혼동하다

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Connoisseur

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Consequential

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pompous(거만한), self-important
*the primary definitions are: logically following and imortant

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Contemn

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to scorn or despise
…을 경멸하다, 모욕하다

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Contentious

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argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement

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Contiguous

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sharing a border, touching, adjacent

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Contrite

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regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness

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Convention

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a generally agreed-upon practice, or attitude