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15 Cards in this Set
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regime |
(n) a form of government in power with strict control |
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abomination |
(n) a cause of disgust |
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ethnic profiling |
(n) the practice of suspecting someone of a crime due to race or ethnicity |
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ordeal |
(n) a difficult or painful experience |
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perpetuate |
(v) to cause something to continue forever; to cause to be remembered |
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dissent |
(v) to disagree |
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frisk |
(v) using hands to search a person for something that is concealed |
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interrogate |
(v) to examine by questioning officially |
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sadistic |
(adj) getting pleasure from cruelty |
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petrified |
(adj) stunned or paralyzed with fear |
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unconscionable |
(adj) not restrained by conscience; beyond reason |
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virtually |
(adj) nearly; almost but not quite |
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dismantled |
(v/adj) taken apart |
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furtives |
(adj) having hidden motives; suspicious |
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specious |
(adj) seemingly true but actually false; deceptive |
