89 entries under compliance topic. ×

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duty(noun, respect, weakness, agreement, burden)
8
yielding(noun, surrender, agreement, consent, despair)
7
approbation(noun, love, honor, praise, favor)
7
resignation(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
6
acceptance(noun, endurance, modesty, acknowledgment)
6
approval(noun, love, honor, praise, favor)
6
servility(noun, weakness, surrender, agreement, yielding)
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capitulation(noun, surrender, yielding, despair)
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condescension(noun, disdain, yielding, arrogance, superiority)
5
conformity(noun, respect, weakness, agreement, reverence)
5
meekness(noun, weakness, surrender, agreement, yielding)
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observance(noun, love, respect, passion, weakness)
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subjection(noun, surrender, yielding, flattery, servility)
5
surrender(noun, yielding, despair, despondency)
5
tractability(noun, state, quality, weakness, surrender)
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agreement(noun, respect, weakness, reverence, consent)
4
assent(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
4
consent(noun, agreement, submission, obedience)
4
genuflection(noun, honor, respect, esteem, worship)
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passivity(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
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