shame - n. a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong
repentance - n. the act of feeling or showing you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right
magnitude - n. the size, extent, or importance of something
gravity - n. a very serious quality or condition: the condition of being grave or serious
grand jury - n. (U.S. law) a group of people who look at the evidence against someone who has been accused of a crime in order to decide if there should be a trial
mere - adj. used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant, etc.
deflection - n.the act of changing or causing something to change direction