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Feb 12, 2012
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con•trite



Pronunciation: (kun-trīt', kon'trīt), [key]
—adj.
1. caused by or showing sincere remorse.
2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.

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