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20 Cards in this Set
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aficionado
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an enthusiastic fan or admirer
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bravado
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false bravery; a boastful display of courage
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embargo
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a government order preventing trade with another country
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flotilla
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a small fleet of boats or ships
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hacienda
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a large estate or ranch; the main house of such ranch
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incommunicado
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without a way to communicate
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junta
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a group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
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peccadillo
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a small fault, often habitual
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peon
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an unskilled laborer or farm worker
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renegad
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an outlaw, rebel, deserter or traitor
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appreciable
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noticeable; able to perceived or estimated
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breadth
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width; distance from side to side
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copious
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plentiful; abundant
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gargantuan
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gigantic; of immense size, volume or capacity
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innumerable
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too many to count
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inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limits
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negligible
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not enough to be worth considering; insightful
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paucity
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smallness of number; fewness; scarcity
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pittance
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a very small amount; an inadequate wage
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proliferate
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to multiply, increase or spread rapidly
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