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racketeering
dishonest and fraudulent business dealings
copiously
present in large quantities
wheedle
coax or persuade someone to say or give something
lethargy
a lack of energy or enthusiasm
emaciation
the state of being abnormally weak or thin
writhed
making continuously twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way
overt
open and observable; not secret or hidden
exaltation
the act of elevating someone in rank, power, or character
martyrdoms
a display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration
torpid
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
capitulated
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
frivolity
lack of seriousness; lightheartedness; trivial
insidious
stealthily treacherous or deceitful
didactically
in a way that is intended to teach, especially in a way that is fixed and unwilling to change:
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