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1
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rampant

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adj. going unchecked, widespread

2
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inane

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adj. foolish

3
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ethics

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n. code of principles

4
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concur

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v. agree

5
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clandestine

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adj. secret, undercover

6
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flagrant

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adj. outrageous, glaringly bad

7
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admonish

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v. warn, reprove

8
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duress

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n. compulsion, force

9
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culprit

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n. guilty person

10
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inexorable

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adj. inflexible, unrelenting

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egregious

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adj. remarkably bad

12
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distraught

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adj. mentally confused, crazed

13
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duplicity

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adj. cunning, trickery

14
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acrimonious

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adj. bitter

15
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paucity

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n. scarcity

16
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elicit

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v. draw forth

17
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pernicious

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adj. harmful, causing injury

18
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tolerate

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v. put up with, bear

19
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construe

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v. make a deduction, infer

20
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impunity

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n. freedom from punishment