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30 Cards in this Set
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nemesis
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enemy
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anomaly
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out of ordinary
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pyrrhic victory
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won at extreme costs
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arquebus
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matchlock gun
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recalcitrate
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defiant and unresponsive
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lucrative
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producing wealth
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tacitly
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imply not express
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pelf
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money
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patronage
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supported by wealthy person
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sporadic
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infrequent
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irony
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opposite of literal meaning
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euphoria
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elation, well-being
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denizens
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inhabitants
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consummate
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perfect, complete
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respite
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reprieve
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vigilante
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self appointed body of justice
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brusque
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markedly short and abrupt
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ideology
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systematic body of concepts
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milieu
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enviroment
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polemics
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disputant
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archive
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where/what preserved
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licentiousness
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lack restraint
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personalty
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personal property
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habeas corpus
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protect against illegal imprisonments
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commodity
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ecomonic good
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rapine
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pillage, plunder
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abrogate
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annul, abolish authentic actions
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arrogate
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assume (act also)
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pantheon
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group of illustrios persons
burial place of famous person(s) |
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apocryphal
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doubtful authenticity
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