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Repent

Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.

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Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reject 76% connected

To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expiation 74% connected

The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Expiation 74% connected

The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sorrow 74% connected

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sorrow 74% connected

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Atone 92% connected

To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Regret 92% connected

Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rue 92% connected

A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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