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Compunction

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Feeling of deep regret

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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing pain/sorrow for sins/offenses

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Penitent

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Feeling or expressing remorse

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Atoning

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To make amends for an offense/crime

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Remorse

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Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing

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Qualm

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Uneasy feeling or pang of conscience/apprehension

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Capricious

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Odd notion or unpredictable change

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Whimsical

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An odd or fanciful notion; erratic/unpredictable

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Fanciful

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Led by imagination rather than reason or logic; capricious/whimsical in appearance

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Volatile

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Changeable; fleeting; evaporating rapidly; fluctuate

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Mercurial

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Changeable, flighty; quick witted

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Fickle

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Likely to change, especially due to instability

Not constant or loyal in affection

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Spontaneous

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Resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; unplanned, sudden

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Arbitrary

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Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction;

unreasonable, unsupported

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Affable

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Friendly

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Amenable

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Agreeable, tractable

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Complaisant

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Inclined to please; agreeable, compliant

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Convivial

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Friendly

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Congenial

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Pleasing in nature or character, suitable

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Amicable

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Friendly

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Amity

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Friendship, peaceful harmony

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated

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Doctrinaire

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Merely theoretical; impractical

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Authoritarian

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Favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom

Complete control over others

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Uncompromising

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Unwilling to adjust;

Absolute, without exception

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Peremptory

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

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Domineering

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Overbearing; tyrannical

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Imperious

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Dictatorial; overbearing

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Circumspect

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Cautious; watchful and discreet

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Prudent

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Careful/wise

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Wary

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Vigilant

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Watchful to detect danger

Awake and alert

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Perfunctory

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Merely routine; lacking care or interest

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Indifferent

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Lack of interest

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Apathetic

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Lack of interest

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Impassive

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Having little emotion, not easily excited

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Phlegmatic

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Showing little emotion, sluggish

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Callous

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Insensitive, indifferent

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Stolid

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Having little emotion/sensibility; not easily excited

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain or unable to decide

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Nostalgic

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Yearning for happiness felt in a former place, time, etc.

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Reminiscent

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Awakening memories of something

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Yearning

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Deep longing

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Wistful

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Melancholy longing; yearning

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Sentimental

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Appealing to tender emotions and feelings (love, pity, nostalgia)

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Cantankerous

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Disagreeable to deal with

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Irascible

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Easily provoked to anger

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Pugnacious

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Inclined to quarrel or fight

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Contentious

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Tending to argue

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Churlish

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Rude; mean, difficult to work with

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Querulous

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Full of complaints

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Peevish

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Showing annoyance, irritation

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Captious

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Fault finding, difficult to please

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Petulant

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Showing suddenly impatient irritation

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Tenacious

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Keeping a firm hold on, persistent, stubborn

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Pertinacious

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Stubborn, obstinate, extremely persistent

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Resolute

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Firmly resolved or determined, set in purpose or opinion

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Unflappable

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Not easily upset or confused, imperturbable

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Imperturbable

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Incapable of being upset or agitated

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Indefatigable

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Incapable of being tired out

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Unswerving

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Firm/dependable in loyalty

Heading towards a point without turning, or deviating from course

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, unyielding

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Obdurate

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Unmoved, unyielding, stubborn

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Rash

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Acting too hastily, lack of consideration

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Impetuous

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Characterized by sudden or rash action; impulsive

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Heedless

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Careless; thoughtless; unmindful

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Impulsive

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Acting by emotional or involuntary impulses/instinct

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Foolhardy

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Recklessly or thoughtlessly bold

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Cavalier

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Arrogant; gallant (spirit of a knight)

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