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rogue
dishonest or unprincipled man
Elephant or other large wild animal apart from the herd
having a savage or destructive tendency
cannier
having or showing shrewdness and good judgment especially in money or business
reluctant
unwilling, hesitant; disinclined
horrendous
extremely unpleasant, horrifying or terrible
plague
a contagious disease with fever and delirium
renowned
being known or talked about
berate
scold or criticize angrily
agitators
a person who urges others to protest or rebel
acronym
abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word i.e. NASA
miscreants
a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
ludicrously
foolishly unreasonable or out of place as to be amusing