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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| penitent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| repentant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| contrition | x/x | Noun |
| chastened | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| abashed | x/ | Verb |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective |
| humble | /x | Adjective |
| mollified | /xx | Verb |
| meek | / | Noun |
| crestfallen | /xx | Adjective |
| cowed | / | Verb |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| apologize | x/xx | Verb |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| pained | / | Verb |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| forgiving | x/x | Noun |
| insincere | xx/ | Adjective |
| mortified | /xx | Verb |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassed | x/x | Verb |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| obsequious | x/xx | Adjective |
| flustered | /x | Verb |
| sober | /x | Adjective |
| gracious | /x | Adjective |
| repented | x/x | Verb |
| confessing | x/x | Verb |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| empathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| merciful | /xx | Noun |
| impassive | x/x | Adjective |
| prideful | /x | Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| apologising | x/xxx | Verb |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| demeanour | x/x | Noun |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| affronted | x/x | Verb |
| teary | /x | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| inarticulate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| submissive | x/x | Adjective |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| sympathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| magnanimous | x/xx | Adjective |
| hearted | /x | Adjective |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| chagrined | x/ | Verb |
| polite | x/ | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| offended | x/x | Verb |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| disquieted | x/xx | Verb |
| blandly | /x | Adverb |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| pleading | /x | Noun |
| considerate | x/xx | Adjective |
| pitying | /xx | Noun |
| pitiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| dispirited | x/xx | Adjective |
| atoned | x/ | Verb |
| repentance | x/x | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| obstinate | /xx | Adjective |
| shamed | / | Verb |
| suppliant | x/x | Noun |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| revengeful | x/x | Adjective |
| pent | / | Noun |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| earnest | /x | Noun |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| devout | x/ | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective |
| sinner | /x | Noun |
| cowards | /x | Noun |
| broken | /x | Verb |
| spirit | /x | Noun |
| confession | x/x | Noun |
| tears | / | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Verb |
| submission | x/x | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| soul | / | Noun |
| admission | x/x | Noun |
| sigh | / | Noun |
| agonised | /xx | Adjective |
| agonized | /xx | Adjective |
| discouraged | x/x | Adjective |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| heartbroken | /xx | Adjective |
| saddened | /x | Verb |
| thankful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| worried | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
