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10 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 boastfuldisplay 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 olf boasts or ships
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hacienda
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A large estate or ranch; the main house of such a 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. A group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
b. A council or small governing body, especially in central America |
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peccadillo
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A small fault often habitual
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peon
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a. An unskilled laborer or farm worker
b. A person low hierarchy; a person of low status |
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renegade
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a. An outlaw, rebel, deserter, or traitor
b. Abandoning a cause, group, or principle |