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221 entries under noun topic. ×
| admission(excuse, regret, reparation, remorse) | |
| apologies(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| extenuation(return, reason, trick, claim) | |
| pretext(cause, reason, trick, claim) | |
| alibi(action, reason, trick, claim) | |
| mitigation(reason, trick, claim, approval) | |
| acquittal(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| attrition(repentance, remorse, penitence) | |
| concession(excuse, regret, remorse, confession) | |
| contriteness(repentance, remorse, penitence) | |
| exculpation(return, reason, approval, argument) | |
| penitence(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| redress(return, excuse, compensation, regret) | |
| remorse(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| satisfaction(return, compensation, redress, renewal) | |
| absolution(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| breast-beating | |
| exoneration(return, reason, approval, argument) | |
| gloss | |
| palliation(action, reason, claim, approval) |
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