remorseful; feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
The contrite criminal finally confessed to his crimes after years of denial.
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argue or struggle against
argument; a point asserted as part of an argument
quarrelsome; inclined to dispute, even to engage in law suits
sharing a common border
depending on; a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
distortion; the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
differ; be in contradiction with
opposite to; very opposed in nature or character