griev·ance
–noun 1. a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
2. a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.
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con·fes·sion
–noun 1. acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence.
2. acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, esp. to a priest to obtain absolution.
3. something that is confessed.
4. a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.
Good luck on your ACT, bud.
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