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Glossary of difficult words

backlash - a strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people; esp. to a social or political development;

demise - a person's death;

groundswell - a buildup of opinion in a large section of the population;

dubious - morally suspect;

to turn a blind eye to - to pretend not to notice; to choose to ignore behavior that one knows is wrong.