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adjective satellite

• like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

• showing a sense of shame

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adjective

• offering or expressing apology

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adjective

• feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

noun

• (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

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