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15 Cards in this Set
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aficionado
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a fan; devotee.
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barrio
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part of the city where Spanish-speaking people live; ghetto
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bonanza
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rich pocket of ore; any source of wealth.
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bravado
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pretended courage
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desperado
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bold outlaw; dangerous criminal.
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flotilla
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a small fleet.
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grandee
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a nobleman of the highest rank.
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hacienda
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large estate; country house.
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lariat
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lasso; a rope used for tethering grazing horses.
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machismo
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manly self-assurance; masculine drive; virility.
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mañana
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tomorrow; at some indefinite time in the future
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palmetto
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small palm tree
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renegade
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deserter; turncoat; traitor
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siesta
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midday nap
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torero
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bullfighter on foot
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